Second volcano intensifies disaster alarm in Indonesia

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MOUNT TALANG, Indonesia

(AFP) - A second Indonesian

volcano has sprung to life after a series of terrifying quakes, intensifying

fears that the archipelago's violent geological forces will unleash a new disaster.

Tangkuban Perahu, a smouldering

2,076-metre (6,933 foot) mountain near the city of Bandung on Java island, began

rumbling overnight, prompting scientists to raise the alarm and declare the

summit around the open crater off limits.

" There is

possibility that poisonous gas may come out, " said Surono, a vulcanology

and geological disaster mitigation official, who said Wednesday the volcano's alert status had been

raised from " alert " to " prepare " .

A day earlier, more than

20,000 people fled the slopes of Mount Talang on Sumatra island, as the peak spewed hot ash after being unsettled by huge

tremors from the same faultline that caused last year's deadly tsunami.

There was new panic on

Wednesday as a volcanic earthquake struck Talang at 10:00 am (0300 GMT), causing

many to rush out of the buildings, mosques and schools they have been

sheltering in since evacuating their villages.

President Susilo Bambang

Yudhoyono, who has called an emergency summit of regional governors to discuss

volcanoes, visited Talang Wednesday to try to calm some of people who have

abandoned their homes.

The volcano was still

spewing ash as of late afternoon.

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