Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Thousands Flee Indonesia Volcano

Mount Gamkonora is one of 129 volcanoes in Indonesia. Thousands have been evacuated from the slopes of a volcano that is spewing out hot ash and smoke in the east of the country. The alert has been raised to its highest level amid fears a major eruption could be imminent. Scientists have reported seeing fire and ash clouds rising as high as 13,100 ft since Monday. Some 8400 villagers have been moved to special camps away from the volcano, Wouldn't that be scary to live so close to a live volcano?

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