Some 400 climbers may still be on erupting Indonesia volcano: officials

[Baclava]

Source: The Japan Times

JAKARTA – At least 389 climbers, including 333 foreigners, might be still on a volcano near the Indonesian resort island of Bali that had erupted Tuesday afternoon, government officials said.

Mount Barujari on Lombok Island, which is located east of Bali, erupted at 3 p.m. local time Tuesday, spewing volcanic ash as high as 2 km into the air.

The eruption forced the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation to raise the status of the volcano, which is located inside the caldera of bigger Mount Rinjani, to Level 2. Level 4 is the highest alert. Mount Barujari is a "baby volcano" that sits inside the crater of Mount Rinjani, a 12,224-foot-high volcano on Lombok island.

“When the eruption occurred, it was estimated that there are still 389 tourists or visitors on Mount Rinjani,” National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said, adding that 333 of them are foreign climbers whose nationalities are still unknown, while the rest are Indonesians.






Read more: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/09/28/asia-pacific/400-climbers-may-still-erupting-indonesia-volcano-officials/#.V-wIo_ArLIV

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Yikes! Hope they got out safely

[underpants]

1. Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time

I hope the best for them.

[Baclava]

2. yep - Volcano tourism has it's drawbacks

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. But millions still swarm to visit Yellowstone.

When that thing produces a "baby volcano", it'll be a big baby.

[Baclava]

7. maybe in another million years, these Indonesian volcanoes blow up every other month

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/erupting_volcanoes.html

[Lochloosa]

3. And they won't be able to have one last drink....

Do I really need the sarcasm tag.

[Baclava]

5. It was a 3 hour tour, a 3 hour tour...

Just sit right back
And you'll hear a tale
A tale of a fateful trip,

[suffragette]

4. Didn't know volcanoes could have 'baby volcanoes.' Interesting.