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  Indonesia: Flash floods in Sumatra kills 37 people, over dozen missing

  World | May 12, 2024, 08:57 PM IST

  The flash floods were triggered by heavy rains and cold lava from Mount Merapi. The country is prone to seismic upheaval because of its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.

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  Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupts twice

  World | Mar 22, 2021, 03:40 PM IST

  Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted twice on Monday, spewing hot clouds as far as 1,500 metres, according to the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center.

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  Indonesia's Sinabung, Merapi volcanoes erupt

  World | Nov 18, 2013, 12:08 PM IST

  Medan: Two volcanoes erupted on Monday in Indonesia, prompting warnings for flights and evacuation preparations, officials said.Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province unleashed volcanic ash as high as 8,000 meters (26,250 feet), the highest of

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