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Thursday, 8 June 2006,

05:51 GMT 06:51 UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Java

volcano increases activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scientists fear

the May earthquake may have destabilised Mt Merapi

 

 

 

Indonesia's Mount Merapi has been

showing increasing activity, emitting large gas clouds and sending more than

15,000 villagers fleeing to safety.

The volcano has spewed out its largest

gas cloud yet, experts said.

The Indonesian authorities are stepping up emergency

preparations in case of a major eruption.

Scientists fear the volcano, which has been showing signs of

erupting since early May, has been further destabilised by an earthquake

nearby.

The quake, which struck near the ancient city of Yogyakarta two weeks ago,

killed 6,200 people.

A major humanitarian operation is under way to help survivors,

but local and international agencies are also aware they may have to face the

possibility of a second disaster not far away, on the slopes of Merapi.

Lava flows

The volcano has been in what scientists call the early stages of

eruption for weeks, sporadically belching

out thick clouds of toxic gas, ash and red hot lava.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But there was a noticeable increase in

its activity on Thursday, when it sent a cloud of hot gas 4.5 km (3 miles)

down its southern slope, the furthest such clouds have reached so far.

The volcano also sent a series of other gas and ash clouds, as

well as lava flows, streaming down the mountain in different directions

during the course of the morning.

The BBC's Rachel Harvey, in Jakarta, says parts of

the crater wall have collapsed, allowing lava to escape from different points

and forcing the authorities to rethink which villages are now most at risk.

" A lot of people are panicking, " said Sutomo, a government

official in the area.

At least 15,000 people are reported to have fled from the

southern and western flanks of the volcano on Thursday, heading to nearby

towns.

Three weeks ago, the government raised the warning of an

eruption on Merapi to the highest level of alert, and started evacuating

people living near the crater to government-run camps.

But some people refused orders to leave, while others have

chosen to return during daylight hours, citing the need to tend their crops

and livestock.

This movement is making it extremely difficult for aid workers

to get an accurate picture of how many people require help, according to the

BBC correspondent in Indonesia, Rachel Harvey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5058018.stm

 

Dasha: Mo/Ju/Ra/Me/Ju

Things are becoming worse as the

transit nodes come closer to the MEPs and natal Jupiter, L4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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