Mount Kerinci closed to public

Mount Kerinci closed to public

PADANG, West Sumatra: The increasingly active Mount Kerinci in
the Kerinci Seblat National Park has been closed to public, a
park official said on Thursday.

After a week of intensifying volcanic activity, the mountain
was closed because there was increased danger from explosions and
dangerous gases escaping the crater, park spokesman Agung Nugroho
said.

The volcano is a popular destination for domestic and foreign
climbers. -- JP