Volcano Merapi awakens in Indonesia / Collage 24 Channel The Merapi volcano has awakened in Indonesia. This happened at a time when there were people on the mountain. On Sunday, December 3, Mount Merapi began to erupt on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Photos and videos from the scene are being circulated on social networks. The eruption began at 14:54 local time. It lasted 4 minutes and 41 seconds. The height of Merapi is 2891 meters. Eyewitnesses showed the eruption of Merapi: watch the video The volcano emitted a column of smoke to a height of 3 kilometers. As a result, ash covered cars and roads in nearby areas. A powerful column of smoke is visible on the island of Sumatra: watch the video There were people on the mountain during the volcanic eruption. After this, contact with 42 tourists disappeared. For now they are considered missing. At present, there has been no official information about dead or injured. This is what the sky looks like on the island after the eruption: watch the video Local authorities declared alert level 3 out of 4. People were prohibited from approaching Merapi within a radius of 3 kilometers. Residents were also urged to wear masks and stay home. More footage of the eruption in Indonesia: watch the video Consequences of the eruption of Mount Merapi / Photo from social networks What is known about the eruption
Eruption in other countries
- Iceland recently evacuated about 4,000 people from the town of Grindovik. A large number of earthquakes have occurred in the southwest of the Reykjanes Peninsula. The settlement may be destroyed in the near future by an inevitable volcanic eruption.
- Recall that Mount Etna erupted in Sicily. Fortunately, this did not affect the operation of Vincenzo Bellini International Airport in Catania.
- As previously reported, authorities in Mexico have declared a yellow alert level due to the eruption of the Popocatépetl volcano. As a result, the ash rose to a height of more than 6 kilometers. The eruption also released volcanic gas.
