Indonesia Downgrades Volcano Alert At Mt. Merapi
Shaveta Bansal - All Headline News Staff Writer Jakarta, Indonesia (AHN) - Indonesian scientists on Wednesday fully downgraded the alert status of Mount Merapi from code red. According to an official, the residents were, however, warned to stay away from the volcano's peak. An official at the volcanology office in Yogyakarta told the AFP, "The alert status was downgraded in view of the decreasing activity." Though the lower alert level did not mean the danger was over, he added. "People are advised not to get nearer than eight kilometers (five miles) from Merapi's peak," he said. Merapi had been at its top alert for most of the time since May 13, meaning scientists feared an imminent eruption. Two people were killed last month when they were trapped in an emergency bunker under debris carried by searing clouds of volcanic gas. Merapi's increased activity forced the evacuation of 15,000 villagers, but most of them have now returned home. The volcano's deadliest eruption was in 1930 when more than 1,300 people were killed.
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