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        "msgid": "merapi-rumbles-spews-lava-again-1447893297",
        "date": "1998-07-11 00:00:00",
        "title": "Merapi rumbles, spews lava again",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Merapi rumbles, spews lava again MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): One of the world's most active volcanoes here, Mt. Merapi, rumbled again yesterday while spewing out more lava and hot gas from its cone. The head of the local Volcanology Directorate's research office, Mas Atje Purbawinata, said several cracks created by internal pressure at the top of the mountain had also been observed. \"Cracking is now taking place at the top, and we've been monitoring the phenomenon closely,\" Atje said.",
        "content": "<p>Merapi rumbles, spews lava again<\/p>\n<p>MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): One of the world's most active<br>\nvolcanoes here, Mt. Merapi, rumbled again yesterday while spewing<br>\nout more lava and hot gas from its cone.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the local Volcanology Directorate's research<br>\noffice, Mas Atje Purbawinata, said several cracks created by<br>\ninternal pressure at the top of the mountain had also been<br>\nobserved.<\/p>\n<p>\"Cracking is now taking place at the top, and we've been<br>\nmonitoring the phenomenon closely,\" Atje said.<\/p>\n<p>The cracks could lead to massive lava flow, creating hot<br>\nclouds, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Lava began spewing from the volcano earlier this week,<br>\nprompting authorities to heighten their alert status for a<br>\npossible eruption to the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>Since early yesterday morning till noon, at least 10 tremros<br>\nhave been recorded.<\/p>\n<p>\"This show that the magma activity is rising. We estimate that<br>\nthe core of the activity is located about 300 meters below the<br>\ntip of the cone,\" Atje said.<\/p>\n<p>Residents in nearby areas have already been advised to be<br>\nready for evacuation, while officials have overseen the building<br>\nof dams to channel possible lava flow away from populated areas,<br>\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>In various villages near Yogyakarta, emergency posts have been<br>\nsetup to anticipate any possible situation which may arise.<\/p>\n<p>\"For the Sleman regency, coordinating posts have been setup in<br>\nCangkringan, Turi and Tempel districts,\" Atje said.<\/p>\n<p>In November 1994, the 2,968-meter-high volcano erupted without<br>\nwarning and killed 66 people.<\/p>\n<p>In January 1997, more than 8,000 villagers living at the foot<br>\nof the mountain had to be evacuated after it spewed out hot gas,<br>\nash and lava over surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>Merapi's most destructive eruption this century was in 1930,<br>\nwhen it killed 1,300 people.<\/p>\n<p>The volcano is about 20 kilometers from the ancient royal<br>\ncapital of Yogyakarta, now a city of two million people. Several<br>\nmillion more live in the vicinity. (har\/23\/44)<\/p>",
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