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Death toll in Indonesian volcanic eruption rises to 15
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- 06 December, 2021
- 07:30
The eruption of Semeru volcano in Indonesia has killed at least 15 people and injured dozens on Java island, Indonesia’s disaster agency said, Report informs referring to Reuters.
This is while 27 persons went missing.
Semeru, the tallest mountain on Java, threw up towers of ash and hot clouds on December 4 that blanketed nearby villages in East Java province and sent people fleeing in panic.
The eruption destroyed buildings and severed a strategic bridge connecting two areas in the nearby district of Lumajang with the city of Malang, authorities said.
It was reported on December 5 that 14 people had been killed, nine of whom have been identified, and 56 people suffered injuries, most of them burns.
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