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'No warning': East Java village caught off guard in Semeru disaster

"There was no warning. If there had been, there wouldn't have been victims, right?" said Minah, of her cousin Rumini, who died clutching her elderly mother as their kitchen roof caved in.

Archipelago 4 years ago

Clowns bring some cheer to children displaced by Semeru eruption

Evacuees clapped and laughed as red-nosed clowns dressed in neon wigs and multi-coloured costumes volunteered for a show of games and magic tricks in a tent in an evacuation camp.

Academia 4 years ago

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We need ambitious disaster risk reduction more than ever

Concern over disasters has not been ingrained in the mindset of our decision-makers.

Archipelago 4 years ago

Death toll from Mount Semeru eruption rises to 39

The highest mountain on the island of Java thundered to life on Saturday, ejecting volcanic ash into the sky and raining hot mud on villages as thousands of panicked people fled their homes.

Archipelago 4 years ago

Government considers relocations after deadly Semeru eruption

In the days since the disaster, questions have been raised about the effectiveness of the disaster warning system and whether some villages should be moved.

Archipelago 4 years ago

Hope, sadness as volunteers search for victims of Semeru

Curah Kobokan was among the worst-hit areas when the 3,676-metre (12,060 ft) Mount Semeru erupted on Saturday, sending a cloud of ash into the sky and dangerous pyroclastic flows into villages below.

Academia 4 years ago

Semeru's eruption was triggered by rain and storms, making it much harder to predict

Saturday’s eruption produced an ash plume that reached 15km into the atmosphere, along with hot pyroclastic flows – dense, fast-moving clouds of solidified lava, ash and gas. Volcanic mudflows called lahars also tumbled down the volcano’s steep slopes. Heavy ash blanketed nearby villages and plunged some areas into temporary darkness.

Jokowi vows to boost recovery efforts of Mt. Semeru eruption

Archipelago 4 years ago

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'No warning': East Java village caught off guard in Semeru disaster

Clowns bring some cheer to children displaced by Semeru eruption

PREMIUM
We need ambitious disaster risk reduction more than ever

Death toll from Mount Semeru eruption rises to 39

Government considers relocations after deadly Semeru eruption

Hope, sadness as volunteers search for victims of Semeru

Semeru's eruption was triggered by rain and storms, making it much harder to predict

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Jokowi vows to boost recovery efforts of Mt. Semeru eruption

Jokowi promises to bolster Semeru recovery efforts

Mount Semeru volcano eruption death toll rises to 34

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'No warning': East Java village caught off guard in Semeru disaster

Clowns bring some cheer to children displaced by Semeru eruption

PREMIUM We need ambitious disaster risk reduction more than ever

Death toll from Mount Semeru eruption rises to 39

Government considers relocations after deadly Semeru eruption

Hope, sadness as volunteers search for victims of Semeru

Semeru's eruption was triggered by rain and storms, making it much harder to predict

PREMIUM Jokowi vows to boost recovery efforts of Mt. Semeru eruption

Jokowi promises to bolster Semeru recovery efforts

Mount Semeru volcano eruption death toll rises to 34

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We need ambitious disaster risk reduction more than ever

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Jokowi vows to boost recovery efforts of Mt. Semeru eruption