Indonesia volcano erupts: 100,000 flee Mount Kelud eruption that could be heard 200km away
Source: The Independent
A major volcanic eruption in Indonesia shrouded a large swath of the country's most heavily populated island in ash on Friday, triggering the evacuation of more than 100,000 people and the closure of three international airports after killing two people.
The explosive overnight eruption of Java island's Mount Kelud could be heard up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) away, Indonesia's disaster agency said.
The ash cloud reached 30 kilometers (18 miles) into the atmosphere and fell to earth in towns and cities across the region, including Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city, and even farther afield in Yogyakarta, where motorists switched on headlights in daylight.
Kediri, a normally bustling town about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the mountain, was largely deserted as residents stayed indoors to avoid the choking ash.
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SamKnause
(13,141 posts)navarth
(5,927 posts)I visited it, an amazing place (as is all of Indonesia, for that matter). I hope it will be safe, and I hope the people of Surabaya and Yogyakarta will be safe.
It's a very 'volcanic' area....Krakatoa comes to mind.
zeemike
(18,998 posts)That is a big volcano...and there are large towns all around it...I hope it does not go like Krakatoa...it would be a disaster.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)The USA has had some bad volcanic eruptions. Under the sandhills of Nebraska the ground has ash 40 feet thick. Makes me wonder when our country has to deal with another volcanic eruption.