11 climbers killed in volcanic eruption in Indonesia
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Eleven climbers were killed by the eruption of the Marapi volcano in Indonesia, and three survivors were found near the bodies of the dead. Authorities have issued an alert and established a 3-kilometer exclusion zone.
Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia on Monday after the weekend eruption of Mount Marapi. This was reported by a by a local official, Reuters reports UNN.
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Three more tourists survived, they were found with the bodies of the dead 11 climbers.
The 2,891-meter-high volcano erupted on Sunday, spewing ash into the air to a height of 3 km. Authorities raised the alert level to the second highest level and banned residents from approaching the crater within 3 km.
The video shows a huge cloud of volcanic ash widely spread across the sky, with cars and roads covered in ash.
There was a small eruption on Monday, so the search was suspended.
It's too dangerous if we continue the search now,
Earlier on Monday, 49 climbers were evacuated from the area, many of them climbers were evacuated from the area earlier on Monday, many of them being treated for burns, he said.
According to the volcanological agency, Indonesia is located on the so-called "Ring of Fire" of the Pacific Ocean and has 127 active volcanoes.
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