Volcanoes
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Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano erupts, prompting hundreds to evacuate – video
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru, the highest peak on Java island, has erupted, blanketing several villages with falli…
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Mount Semeru eruption in Indonesia prompts evacuations
More than 300 people most at risk are moved to shelters as tallest peak on Java island unleashes clouds of hot…
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Thursday briefing: How global preparedness prevented a tsunami tragedy
In today’s newsletter: Years of preparation and global coordination ensured communities from Japan to Hawaii w…
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Giant ash plume rises from Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano – video
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Tuesday, sending towering columns of hot ash …
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Bali flights cancelled after Indonesian volcano spews 10km-high ash tower
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the island of Flores, east of Bali, erupted on Tuesday afternoon, leading to sever…
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Student rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week
Chinese national, 27, reportedly returned to Japan’s highest mountain days after first rescue to retrieve his …
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Philippine volcano erupts, shooting ash cloud kilometres into the sky – video
Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupted on Tuesday morning, shooting a plume of ash up to 4km into the air.…
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White Island volcano eruption: criminal convictions for island owners thrown out
Twenty-two people died in the 2019 New Zealand disaster, mostly US and Australian cruise ship passengers on a …
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Thousands stranded after dozens of Bali flights cancelled due to volcanic eruption – video
The emergency began when the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupted, spewing an ash column 9km high. With vo…
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Flights to Bali cancelled after volcano spews dangerous ash cloud 9km into air
Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin flights in and out of Australia were cancelled after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupt…
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Indonesia volcano: authorities race to evacuate remaining villagers amid eruptions – video
Authorities have been racing to evacuate people reluctant to leave villages affected by the erupting Mount Lew…
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At least 10 dead as volcanic eruptions destroy houses in Indonesia
Homes and a convent burn down as Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on island of Flores spews ash into the airAt least 1…
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Philippines Kanlaon volcano erupts sending 5km ash cloud into sky
Residents living near the volcano have been ordered to evacuate as authorities warn of further eruptionsAuthor…
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Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts, forcing nearby villages to evacuate – video
A volcano on the remote island of Halmahera has erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky and forcing peo…
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Indonesia’s Ibu volcano spectacularly erupts forcing nearby villages to evacuate
The volcano on the remote island of Halmahera spewed grey ash clouds into the sky as streaks of purple lightni…