Volcanic Eruption Leaves Two Trapped in Shelter
Rescuers dug through debris today as they tried to reach two people trapped the previous day in an underground shelter when Indonesia’s most volatile volcano erupted.
The eruption nearly enveloped a village with a searing gas cloud and forced thousands of residents to flee, just a day after officials lowered the alert level and people returned to their homes around Merapi volcano.
Scientists had thought the 9,700-foot volcano was calming down after weeks of activity.
About 20,000 people live in the danger zone, farming its rich volcanic soil.
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