Indonesian volcano erupts near third-biggest city
A volcano in Indonesia's West Java province erupted on Friday, sending ash 200 metres into the air, the country's disaster management agency said. The eruption of Mount Tangkuban Perahu, about 30 kilometres north of the city of Bandung, lasted about five minutes, said a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency, Agus Wibowo.
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- Published Date: 05:49 | 26 July 2019
- Modified Date: 05:53 | 26 July 2019
A volcano erupted near Indonesia's third-biggest city of Bandung on Friday, sending ash several hundred metres into the air and triggering warnings for people to stay away.
Broadcasters showed footage of cars and motorbikes driving away from Tangkuban Parahu on roads covered by ash. The disaster mitigation agency said the tourism spot had been closed and the alert status of the volcano was being evaluated.
The volcano is about 30 km (18 miles) north of Bandung, the capital of West Java province.
Indonesia is on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire and has scores of active volcanoes, sometimes posing a threat to life and disrupting air travel, particularly on the most heavily populated islands like Java and Bali.
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