Villagers told to leave Mt. Egon

Thu, 02 Sep 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Seismologists and officials urged villagers near the
eastern slope Mount Egon on Wednesday to evacuate their homes
after the volcano spewed ash and dust earlier on Tuesday.

Yosef Ansa Rera, deputy district chief of Maumere, Flores --
1,800 km east of Jakarta -- said several eruptions on Tuesday had
sparked fears about the safety of the 2,000 or so villagers
living on the mountainside.

It was the second time in two months that the 1,703-meter
volcano shot out ash, volcanologist Syamsul Rizal said. -- AP

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