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MOUNT BROMO FOLLOWS MOUNT MERAPI AND BEGINS TO ERUPT IN INDONESIA

MOUNT BROMO FOLLOWS MOUNT MERAPI AND BEGINS TO ERUPT IN INDONESIA. NOVEMBER 26- ?, 2010. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA.

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MOUNT BROMO FOLLOWS MOUNT MERAPI AND BEGINS TO ERUPT IN INDONESIA

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  1. MOUNT BROMO FOLLOWS MOUNT MERAPI AND BEGINS TO ERUPT IN INDONESIA NOVEMBER 26- ?, 2010 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

  2. Indonesia is home to 129 active volcanoes, with the two most active ones — Mount Kelut and Mount Merapi — located on the island of Java, which also contains the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, roughly 500 km (300 mi) northwest of them.

  3. MOUNT BROMO IS ONE OF INDONESIA’S 129 ACTVE VOLCANOES

  4. Mount Bromo is located 120 kilometers (70 miles) south of Surabaya, East Java’s biggest city, and about 275 kilometers (170 miles) east of Mount Merapi, a much more dangerous volcano.

  5. Mount Bromo, a 2,330 m high mountain, is a popular tourist destination located at the confluence of the East Java districts of Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang and Malang.

  6. NOVEMBER 26-28: Indonesia’s Mount Bromo, also located on Java, began to erupt on Friday, eventually emitting ash clouds on Sunday that reached a height of up to 700 meters (2,300 feet). on Sunday.

  7. POTENTIAL EVACUEES WATCH AS MOUNT BROMO ERUPTS: NOV 28

  8. Those living in the vicinity of Mount Bromo remained on high alert as the East Java administration closed the airport and began to prepare nearby residents for the possibility of an urgent evacuation.

  9. Syaifullah Yusuf, the province’s deputy governor, said that his administration had prepared Rp 2.5 billion ($280,000) in emergency funding for disaster relief operations.

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