Alert upgrade for Indonesian volcano
Things are heating up all over the planet it seems.Last Updated 12/07/2005, 22:57:49
Indonesian scientists have upgraded an alert status for Mount Merapi volcano on Java island after almost 100 tremors were recorded at the weekend.
The volcano, which rises above plains north of Yogyakarta city in Central Java province, has emitted at least 95 tremors since Friday, forcing authorities to raise Merapi's status to alert level.
The tremors caused panic among residents on the northern slope of the volcano.
Officials have told residents to remain cautious and practice evacuation procedures.
Mount Merapi volcano is almost 3,000 metres high and has been rumbling intermittently during the past four years.
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