Merapi lava brings destruction

Merapi lava brings destruction

SEMARANG, Central Java: Lava from Mt. Merapi flowed onto a sand quarrying site near the Bebeng River in Magelang during the weekend, destroying eight trucks that were parked in the area.

Antara reported that there were no human casualties as most workers managed to flee to safety.

"Dozens of people deployed to pull the trucks out of piles of volcanic material could not carry out the job," said Badarudin, a seismic officer at the Mt. Merapi monitoring station.

The lava slide occurred after rainfall on the peak of the 2,968 meter mountain. (anr)