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Rumbling Indonesian volcano spews more lava, smoke
Jakarta (AFP) Aug 20, 2007 A rumbling volcano on a northern Indonesian island spewed lava and smoke Monday, as authorities warned that searing clouds of debris could rush down its slopes at any time. Mount Karangetang, on the sparsely-populated island of Siau off North Sulawesi, was put on its highest alert on Saturday, meaning an eruption could occur at any time. More than 500 people have been evacuated from two villages on the volcano's slopes and were sheltering at a village hall and church to the east of the volcano, the head of the police on Siau, Sutrisno, told AFP. "The booming from the volcano was continuous between midnight on Sunday and around four in the morning," Sutrisno said. A member of staff from the vulcanology observation station on Siau said in a short text message that the mountain continued to spew lava and hot volcanic debris. "Yes, it is still spewing smoke, lava flows and other debris, but visually, the activities seem to be weaker," he said. The vulcanology office's website said that lava and other debris began oozing from the crater on Friday and had reached as far as 2,000 metres down the slope. "The accumulation of lava at the southern slope has the potential to cause heat clouds," the office warned, referring to searing clouds of volcanic material that rush down the slopes, burning everything in their path. Heat clouds emitted from the volcano killed three people when it last erupted in 1997. Five years earlier, seven people were killed in a similar fashion. Mount Karangetang's last major eruption in 1974 forced the total evacuation of Siau's population to a nearby island. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
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