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Old 12-04-2021, 11:06   #1
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Thousands flee as Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano erupts

Thousands flee as Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano erupts

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/04/asia/...4T13%3A13%3A08

"Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)Mount Semeru, a volcano on Indonesia's East Java Province, erupted on Saturday, spewing a column of smoke and ash while displacing thousands from the area, authorities said.

The eruption has killed at least one person and wounded 41 others, officials say of the eruption that covered villages in ashfall and saw people run from billowing clouds of ash and debris.

At least 300 families were evacuated following the eruption of Mount Semeru volcano in East Java on Saturday, according to Indah Amperawati, Deputy Head of Lumajang District, an area close to the volcano.

He said that most of the burn victims have been evacuated to the Penanggal Primarily Health Center alongside a resident who died in the village of Curah Kobokan...."

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