8.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Aceh Coast of Indonesia
- Category: Care & Share
- Tags: Aceh, Earthquake, Tsunami
Use force to evacuate people, says President
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered the use of force to evacuate people from disaster areas, citing many residents’ reluctance to leave Mount Merapi after the volcano erupted as the reason behind the high death toll.
Speaking at the opening of a plenary Cabinet meeting on Monday to discuss the series of disasters that recently hit Indonesia, Yudhoyono said the government had the right to forcibly evacuate people.
- Category: News
- Tags: Merapi, Natural Disaster, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Tsunami
Indonesia volcano spews searing ash after lull
Villagers who returned home are in panic; unclear whether there are injuries, casualties
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia — A deadly volcano in Indonesia spewed another searing cloud of ash down its slopes Sunday, prompting panic and chaos among thousands of villagers who had taken advantage of a lull in activity to rush home and check on their livestock.
The new blast came as rescuers hundreds of miles away finally were able to resume food deliveries and evacuate injured victims of a tsunami triggered by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake near a chain of remote islands off western Sumatra.
- Category: News
- Tags: Mentawai, Merapi, Natural Disaster, Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption
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