- Title: Indonesia's Marapi spews ash, residents fear for health
- Date: 14th January 2024
- Summary: AGAM, WEST SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA (JANUARY 14, 2024) (REUTERS) (MUTE) TIMELAPSE VIDEO OF MOUNT MARAPI VOLCANO ERUPTION VARIOUS OF MOUNT MARAPI SPEWING ASH MARAPI ERUPTION ERUPTING, DISASTER AGENCY TENT COVERED IN ASH DISASTER AGENCY TENT COVERED IN VOLCANIC ASH TENTS, VEHICLES AND HOUSES COVERED IN VOLCANIC ASH VARIOUS OF VEHICLES COVERED IN ASH VARIOUS OF PLANTS COVE
- Embargoed: 28th January 2024 05:23
- Keywords: Indonesia Marapi ashes eruption evacuation volcano
- Location: AGAM, INDONESIA
- City: AGAM, INDONESIA
- Country: Indonesia
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunami
- Reuters ID: LVA001211514012024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupted on Sunday (January 14), spewing ash some 1.3km (0.8 miles) into the sky just a month after a previous eruption killed at least 20 people, according to the country's geological agency.
Nearby homes, vegetation, vehicles and tents were seen coated in a thick layer of ash from the volcano, which erupted at least twice as of 10.37 a.m. (0337 GMT) on Sunday, the agency said. It warned of possible lava flowing through the rivers or around valleys within a 4.5 km(2.8 miles) radius around the crater and has asked residents in the danger zone to evacuate.
Following the eruption, a local clinic was seen crowded with mask-clad patients waiting to get their health checked. Staff from the regional disaster agency were also seen handing out masks to people on the streets.
Indonesia straddles the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire," an area of high seismic activity that rests atop multiple tectonic plates.
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