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Thousands Flee Volcano
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:10 am
by Janice
More than 20,000 people have been urged to evacuate their homes ahead of an "imminent" eruption of Indonesia's Mount Merapi. A lava dome forming at the peak of one of the nation's most dangerous and active volcanoes has triggered fresh concerns. Authorities are going door to door on Saturday to encourage residents to leave the densely populated slopes.
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:12 am
by wx247
I think that picture speaks for itself. Wow.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:22 am
by Stephanie
That is an impressive picture.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:28 am
by Janice
Is this an indication as to how this years nature will treat us?
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 12:51 pm
by TexasStooge
Wow! And I thought the tornadic weather in the US was chaotic.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 12:53 pm
by Janice
This could really be another crazy season/year all over the world.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:23 pm
by SouthFloridawx
Isn't that where the tsunami effected area was worst hit, in Indonesia?
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:28 pm
by Matt-hurricanewatcher
So this is no toba or yellowstone?
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:52 pm
by Matt-hurricanewatcher
The main thing to be concerned with that this could spread that new killer bird flu around.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:58 pm
by Janice
Could it cause an earthquake?
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 2:03 pm
by Matt-hurricanewatcher
No volcano have nothing to do with earth quakes(The fault ones) But volcano can have something like earth quakes as the magma pushs to the surface.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:00 pm
by Aslkahuna
Merapi is a very active volcano and although dangerous is not overly likely to prduce the kind of eruption to have Global effects.
Steve
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 6:20 am
by Janice
Thanks for the info, guys
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 1:21 pm
by LSU2001
This is currently the other big story in Indonesia at the moment. As matt alluded to.
Tim
Fifth bird flu death in family
JAKARTA, Indonesia A fifth member of an Indonesian family has died of bird flu on the island of Sumatra.
A senior Indonesian medical official says an investigation into the source of the infection is under way. The official also says samples from the patients have been sent to a World Health Organization-accredited lab in Hong Kong for confirmation.
Indonesia's death toll from the H-Five-N-One bird flu strain stands at 25. The toll is the second highest in the world, behind Vietnam.
Several victims have been members of the same family or lived near each other. Health officials closely study such groups of cases, known as "clusters."
Scientists are trying to determine whether the virus has mutated into a strain that can pass easily between humans. Such a scenario could be a precursor to a pandemic.
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