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The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile continues to disrupt lives and cause problems even a week after it started spitting out hot ash and smoke. It has caused air traffic to be cancelled and stricken farmers. In South America, farmers have been hurt as have the salmon farmers in the southern parts of Chile. The salmon farmers have lost millions of salmon in the rivers due to the water temperature rising to high for the salmon to live in.

It was on June 4th when the volcano erupted and stated spitting smoke and ash into the sky going as high as 6 miles. There were 3500 people evacuated. People that left their homes that lived close to the volcano have been told not to return just yet. There is a threat of landslides in the area.

The ash cloud reached Bueonos Aires which is the capital of Argentina and a neighboring state of Chile. Both incoming and outgoing flight were disrupted and canceled.

Over the weekend, the cloud had made it as far as Australia and New Zealand again disrupting air travel in those countries for both local and out of country travel. . It is thought that if the weather continues as is, there will be no danger to the people in the area. Airports in Argentina and Urguay both had to cancel flights. Ever since the volcano erupted with the ash on June 4th, airports have had to cancel flights in Argentina, Urguay, Chile, Paraguay and Brazil.

 

 

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Deaths as a result of Mount Merapi’s eruptions continue. The newest toll as of Sunday is 242 deaths.

Even thought the rumblings have slowed, the alert level still continues at the highest level for a volcano.

Of the latest number of 242 deaths clarified on Sunday, there were 165 of the people that died from severe burns.

Over 390,000 people have been forced out out the area.

The mountain started it’s eruptions on Oct 26, a Friday. It shot out hot volcanic ash and magma for over an hour.

Merapi is on the island of Java but it can be seen in the northern horizon of the city of Yogyakarta. Even though the worst may be over, a danger zone still exist in a 12.2 mile radius of the volcano.

The United States President had to cut his trip to Indonesia a little short this week due to a volcanic ash cloud.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has announced that people who live in the area will get compensation for their loss to animal stock because of the volcano. For many this is their livelihood. Many live on the slopes of the mountain. They risk their lives by staying with their livestock or going back to make sure the animals are fed during times the volcano is erupting.

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Mount Merapi may finally be settling down and the worst could be over according to disaster officials on Thursday.

The officials are trying to calm people down but after the recent eruptions spewing out and taking the lives of 191 people. What started on October 26, 2010 may finally be settling down. The mountain has finished the dangerous phase according to the National Agency for Disaster Management.

The past eruptions on Mount Merapi let loose of approximately 140 million cubic meters of magma. The previous record that was recorded was in 1872 when the mountain expelled 100 million cubic meters of magma.

Even though the worst is thought to be over, they are maintaining a level 4 alert for the volcano. This is the highest level for a volcano.

At this time, it is reported that 145 people were seriously wounded by the eruptions while many more were wounded but not severly.

Mount Merapi is 9,800 feet and is a very capricious volcano. Back in 1930 there were around 1300 people that died in an erruption.

Even with the fears of erruption, people still raise their livestock and food at the base of the volanco. Many even live on the sides of the mountain.

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In Indonesia, Mount Merapi erupted again sending ash and a plume of gas with a more force then the eruption last week.

People were covered with hot ash as they headed down off the mountian. Many were being treated for burns and breathing troubles.

At least another 35 people died in the latest eruption bringing the death toll to 69 since last weeks eruption.

At this time, it is estimated that 75,000 people have left the area.

Mount Merapi, which is located in Java, is one of the most eruptive volcanoes in the world.

The last eruption started on Thursday late in the day.

Many of the people that perished are thought to be children who lived in the Argomulyo village area. It is located 11 miles from the volcanic crater.

The clouds went as far as 8 miles down the sides of the mountain and it was heard 20 kilometres distance away from the crater.

The officials have enlarged the zone to keep out of from 9 miles to 12 miles for safety.

Scientists have voiced that there could possibly be more eruptions over the coming weeks.

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The confirmed deaths from the Indonesian earthquake which triggered a tsunami and then an unrelated volcano eruption has reached 311. There are still 412 missing.

It is very possible that the death tolls could go higher as more victims are found.

Mount Merapi is one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes.

The volcano spit out hot ash and lava which took the lives of possibly over 33 people.

The volcano erupted again this past Monday once again sending out it’s deadly ash and lava.

People living on the sides of the volcano had to flee for their lives once again.

The earthquake that preceded the volcano eruption last week triggered a deadly tsunami.

Pictures taken from the air are showing large areas of land under water and homes that are in bits and pieces from the tsunami’s wave.

The tsunami swept away entire villages leaving a wake of destruction and numerous deaths.

Rescue operations are now underway. The bad weather and roughness of the sea prevented any earlier rescue relief from getting to the people.

Much needed aide and supplies has been flown in to help the residents.

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The volcano didn’t only erupt one time, it erupted 2 more times sending people running for their lives.

It has been reported that 15 people have died as a result of the eruptions. Some of the dead are journalists. They were staying in a guest house of a resident to try and be close to the volcano.

Mount Merapi is located in the northern part of Yogyakarta. It is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. It also is located in one of the most populated areas of Indonesia. The peak of the volcano is close to 10,000 feet.

There were sirens sounding which was the first alert that people living in the area had. The sirens precede possible eruptions.

Upon hearing the sirens, people went into a panic to get out. They could hear the sounds of the volcano gearing up to erupt.

It was dark when the volcano did erupt. It is not known if the eruption was any worse then previous ones.

At this time relief groups are trying to get to people that need help.

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Many have been left without a home as the river overflowed it banks and washed away the land on the side of the Nyiragongo Volcano.

There were 250 homes demolished over the weekend by a river swollen and out of it’s banks, washing away the soil.

The volcano is located close to Goma a town located in the eastern parts of Dr Congo.

There are 54 people that have still not been found. 26 people that perished in the landslide have been found but there is yet an additional 28 yet to be found.

It is possible that 5000 people have been affected by the landslide.

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The high content of ash and debris found in the cloud of the erupting volcano in Iceland has stalled air traffic throughout Europe.

The  huge cloud has caused more air traffic similar to the problems after 911. Passengers are awaiting news that their planes will be taking off, hoping to be returning home or going to their destinations soon.

There is concern  that air traffic will be disrupted for yet another few days to allow the skies to become safe again.

In London, usually one of the busiest airports in the world having most the time over 1200 flights containing 180,000 passengers per day, canceled all fights.

Approximately 700 people had to be relocated that live near the volcano. There was fear of high water and floating icebergs. There is also a fear that roads are being damaged and as are other structures.

The ash in the cloud is at anywhere from 20,000  to 36,000 feet in the air. If an airplane tried flying through it, the ash could get sucked into the engines, clogging them and causing them to shut down.

Many plans  have been changed or are being affected by the eruption and the canceled flights.

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