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Volcano Merapi is erupting. No interruption to air transportation is reported

Jakarta, Indonesia - But 20,000 people have been evacuated

Smoke is rising from Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most volatile and dangerous volcanoes 2900 m high (see AVIONEWS). About 20,000 people living on the volcano's fertile slopes began evacuating as Merapi started erupting Tuesday, sending hot ash and rocks high in the air. Scientists had been warning for days that pressure building in the rumbling volcano has the potential to set off...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1122230
Rome, Italy, 10/27/2010 11:51
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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