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Eleven bodies found after volcanic eruption in Indonesia
Updated On: 05 December, 2023 02:34 AM IST | Padang | Agencies
Marapi has stayed at the third highest of four alert levels since 2011, a level indicating above normal volcanic activity and prohibiting climbers or villagers within 3 km of the peak, said Hendra Gunawan, the head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation
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Volcanic ash spews from Mount Marapi during an eruption. Pic/AP
The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday a day after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano as Indonesian rescuers searched for 12 apparently still missing.
Marapi has stayed at the third highest of four alert levels since 2011, a level indicating above-normal volcanic activity and prohibiting climbers or villagers within 3 km of the peak, said Hendra Gunawan, the head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation.
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