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Indonesia: Mount Merapi spews into life

Mount Merapi in Indonesia’s Central Java province spewed hot ash on January 4, causing mild ash rain over the Boyolali regency, according to the Boyolali Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD).
Indonesia: Mount Merapi spews into life ảnh 1Mount Merapi erupts on March 10, 2019 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) – Mount Merapi inIndonesia’s Central Java province spewed hot ash on January 4, causing mild ashrain over the Boyolali regency, according to the Boyolali Disaster MitigationAgency (BPBD).

BPBD head Bambang Sinungharjo said the eruption hada maximum amplitude of 55 millimeters and a duration of 105 seconds.

He noted the situation is under control and facemasks have been distributed to the public.

The Geological Disaster Technology Research andDevelopment Center has set Merapi’s alert level at waspada (caution),the second-highest level on the country's four-tiered alert system. 

Indonesia, one of the most disaster-pronenations on earth, straddles the Pacific "Ring of Fire", wheretectonic plates collide and a large portion of the world’s volcanic eruptionsand earthquakes occur. 

Last year, it was hit by 11,577 earthquakes,leaving many people dead and homeless./.
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