Monday, February 17, 2014

Mount Kelud erupts in East Java


Indonesia's volcanoes are becoming pretty active of late. First there were the Mount Sinabung eruptions in January, which kept a steady flow of red hot lava flowing downhill for over two weeks, and now here's another volcano blowing up and disrupting that country and bringing about the closure of three airports around a radious of several miles. 



From EarthQuakeReport:
....Mount Kelud is located in East Java,   has a height of 1,730 meters, and erupted on Thursday (13/2) at 22:50 local time  (UTC+7). The impact of the eruption was not only visible in nearby Kediri and Blitar,  but also in other areas such as Kebumen, Sidoarjo, Surabaya, Mojokerto, Madiun, Yogyakarta, Sukoharjo, and Kudat.
3 airports (Juanda Surabaya, Adisumarno Solo and Yogyakarta Adisucipto) are closed due to the danger of ash in the engines. Volcanic ash in the airplane engines can cause engine failure and crashes)
Health experts are requesting the population residing around Mount Kelud to be aware of exposure to volcanic ash. Volcanic ash is very dangerous if inhaled by human beings and can cause also skin irritation. Additionally, inflammation of the eyes is also a possibility......



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