Merapi's cold lava hazardous<\/p>\n
SLEMAN: The authorities have closed the Boyong River to sand
\nquarriers because of fears of a major lava flood from Mt. Merapi,
\nwhich erupted on Jan. 17.<\/p>\n
However the regent is allowing traditional quarriers who
\ncollect sand with rudimentary equipment, such as hoes, to
\ncontinue their activities because they should be able to escape
\nif a flood does occur.<\/p>\n
The ban applies to large-scale quarriers who use sophisticated
\nequipment and trucks, Sleman regent Arifin Ilyas said.<\/p>\n
Last year, 17 trucks were buried when a lava flood hit rivers
\noriginating in Mt. Merapi, which borders Yogyakarta and Central
\nJava.<\/p>\n
About 18,000 people in the surrounding regencies were
\nevacuated when the volcano exploded.<\/p>\n
Experts have estimated that more than three million cubic
\nmeters of cold lava has accumulated at the top of the mountain.
\n(har\/23)<\/p>",
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