Natural disasters continue to hit Indonesia, Thailand
Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, on November 5 erupted
again, killing 54 people and injuring at least 66 others.
Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, on November 5 erupted
again, killing 54 people and injuring at least 66 others.
Most victims are living in Argomulyo village, 18 km from the massive eruption.
One of ten Vietnamese overseas students, who are studying in Gadjah Mada University and Sanata Drama University in Yogyakarta city, 800 km from Jakarta and 20 km north of Merapi, said they are now in safe condition.
The Vietnamese students are about to be evacuated from the disaster area to Solo region, 70 km from Yogyakarta city.
It is reported that by Nov. 5, 102 people have been killed and 100,000 people have to live in temporary conditions since the eruption started on October 26, almost without interruption.
Areas in danger have been expanded to 15 km from 10 km in terms of radius, and experts are worried that there might be a larger eruption in three or four weeks.
Meanwhile, the death toll from the flooding that hit many provinces of Thailand has risen to 140, announced the Thai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department on November 5.
Currently, a total of 1.69 million people living in 94 districts of 19 provinces of Thailand are still affected by adverse impacts of natural disasters after the tropical low pressure-triggered floods hit southern Thailand on November 2./.
Most victims are living in Argomulyo village, 18 km from the massive eruption.
One of ten Vietnamese overseas students, who are studying in Gadjah Mada University and Sanata Drama University in Yogyakarta city, 800 km from Jakarta and 20 km north of Merapi, said they are now in safe condition.
The Vietnamese students are about to be evacuated from the disaster area to Solo region, 70 km from Yogyakarta city.
It is reported that by Nov. 5, 102 people have been killed and 100,000 people have to live in temporary conditions since the eruption started on October 26, almost without interruption.
Areas in danger have been expanded to 15 km from 10 km in terms of radius, and experts are worried that there might be a larger eruption in three or four weeks.
Meanwhile, the death toll from the flooding that hit many provinces of Thailand has risen to 140, announced the Thai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department on November 5.
Currently, a total of 1.69 million people living in 94 districts of 19 provinces of Thailand are still affected by adverse impacts of natural disasters after the tropical low pressure-triggered floods hit southern Thailand on November 2./.
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