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| Mount Merapi Volcano in Indonesia Erupts, Airport Shut Down and Residents Evacuated
Looks like things are really starting to heat up around the world! via IBT: The US state of Hawaii is already reeling under the effects of the erupting Kilauea volcano, and now hundreds of residents have been evacuated in Indonesia after Mount Merapi volcano, on the densely populated island of Java, erupted and sent a column of volcanic ash into the atmosphere Friday, May 11. The disaster mitigation agency asked residents living within a radius of 5 km (3 mile) to move to safer locations and shelters. After columns of ash and volcanic material as high as 5,500 meter (18,000 ft) were noticed, the airport in Yogyakarta, the nearest big city to the volcano, was also shut down, reported Reuters. Disaster agency spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho explained that while the residents have been asked to remain calm and alert, the agency is continuously monitoring the eruption and its impact. He also said that for now the status of the Merapi volcano remains "normal," according to the Daily