Mount Merapi highly active

Mount Merapi highly active

SEMARANG, Central Java: Officials in charge of monitoring the
activity of Mount Merapi recorded a total of 187 earthquakes
throughout last month.

In June, only 37 quakes were recorded from the volcano which
is situated at the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta
provinces, the Antara news agency reported.

Mas Atje Purbawinata, chief of the Yogyakarta-based agency
monitoring Merapi's activity, said that the volcano is still very
active and people living in surrounding areas are advised to stay
alert.

"We remind the people living in the dangerous areas near the
volcano to stay alert for possible outbursts of lava or hot
(volcanic ash) clouds," he said.

In its last major eruption in November, Mount Merapi killed
almost 60 people, injured several dozen others and displaced more
than 2,000 families. (swe)