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View all search resultsThe Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) has maintained the alert status of Mount Merapi in Magelang, Central Java, at waspada (caution), the third-highest level, as phreatic eruptions continue on Wednesday morning.
Authorities have handed out thousands of protective masks to people living in several villages in Kemalang district, Klaten, Central Java, after volcanic ash blanketed the area following a string of phreatic eruptions at Mount Merapi from Monday to early Tuesday.
The Research and Technological Development for Geological Disaster Agency (BPPTKG) has called on residents living near Mount Merapi in Magelang, Central Java, to stay alert following a recent series of phreatic eruptions.
As many as 120 mountaineers were rescued from Mount Merapi at midday on Friday in Boyolali, Central Java. The mountaineers were at the Pasar Bubrah or Post II area, only 2 kilometers from the mountain's apex, when the eruption happened.
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