Wednesday, Aug 10, 2022
Dec 18, 2021 Associated Press (AP) According to Indonesia's geological agency, the volcanic activities started increasing from Saturday and it could trigger an avalanche of lava and searing gas. About 8 million cubic meters of sand from the volcano's crater has already clogged the Besuk Kobokan river.
Sep 30, 2021 Associated Press (AP) Webcam footage of the crater showed lava fountains covering the floor of the crater and billowing clouds of volcanic gas were rising into the air.
The volcano on La Palma, which is part of the volcanic Canary Islands off northwest Africa and is home to about 85,000 people, erupted on September 19.
Aug 08, 2021 Associated Press (AP) Mount Merapi unleashed clouds of hot ash at least seven times since Sunday morning, as well as a series of fast-moving pyroclastic flows, a mixture of rock, debris, lava and gasses.
The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday night sent about 5,000 people fleeing from the city of Goma across the nearby border into Rwanda
Minor ash deposits are visible at the volcano, located 772 kilometres southwest of Anchorage.
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted on Wednesday. No casualties have been reported so far, officials said
Local authorities on Thursday evacuated more than 500 people living on the mountain in Magelang district on Java Island.
The eruption began late on Sunday within the Halema'uma'u crater, officials said.
Nearly 2,800 people from 28 villages were evacuated from the slopes of Mount Ili Lewotolok in Indonesia
The threat level at the volcano had been raised in the week before Monday's disaster, prompting questions about whether tour groups should have been allowed to visit the popular destination off the North Island coast.
Stromboli is part of the seven-island Eolian Archipelago just off Sicily in southern Italy.
Mount Agung’s ash cloud dropped from a height of 4,000-5,000 meters (13,100-16,400 feet) to around 1,000 meters.
Malaysian victims were caught in a landslide with 36 others at the Tiu Kelep waterfall near Mount Rinjani.
Residents along Indonesia’s Sunda Strait coast were warned on Monday to avoid beaches for at least two days for fear that volcanic activity could generate another powerful tsunami.
According to reports, there was no warning of the advancing wave that struck on Saturday around 9.30 p.m.
According to reports, there was no warning of the advancing wave that struck on Saturday around 9.30 p.m.
The 305-metre-high volcano, about 200 kilometres southwest of capital Jakarta, has been erupting since June. In July, authorities widened its no-go areas to 2 kilometres from the crater.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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