|
|
|
Volcano
erupts in Maluku
|
The
Jakarta Post
July
31, 2003
|
Volcano erupts in
Maluku
TERNATE (AP) : Mount
Gamalama, an active volcano in Indonesia's eastern Maluku
province, erupted on Thursday blanketing the regional capital of
Ternate with thick ash, officials said.
There were no reports of casualties or damage following the
eruption of the 720-meter (2,360-foot)-high volcano, said
vulcanologist Ahmad Jumarman.
Residents had not been advised to leave their homes, he said.
Dust and ash fell in Ternate, around 30 kilometers (20 miles)
north of the mountain, he said.
Gamalama, which last erupted in 2000, is one of 500 volcanoes
in Indonesia. Of these, 128 are active and 65 are listed as
dangerous.
Indonesia's volcanoes are part of the "Ring of Fire"
- a series of fault lines stretching from the Western Hemisphere
through Japan and Southeast Asia.
|
