Volcano Erupts in Indonesia; at Least 28 Die
Hot lava and ash spewed from a volcano that erupted in central Java on Tuesday, killing at least 28 people and injuring more than 200.
Thousands of people were evacuated from villages near 9,950-foot Mt. Merapi. Hot lava from the volcano flowed down the Krasak and Boyong rivers and ash covered the towns of Magelang and Sleman, south of the volcano.
State-run television said at least 28 villagers were killed and 100 people were injured, seven critically. An official of the local volcanology agency in the ancient city of Jogjakarta put the number of injured at 260.
Merapi is one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Its most destructive eruption this century was in 1930 when 1,300 people were killed. Its rumblings are seen in Javan folklore as omens of impending chaos.
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