Indonesia was shaken by volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

Alarming at the risk of two volcanic eruptions and an earthquake has just struck the Indonesian island nation on March 20.

Merapi volcano

After heavy rains on March 19, Merapi volcano began to fall down the ridge of cold lava streams, including sand, stones and giant boulders.

On March 20, a number of rivers in Sleman district of Yogyakarta, Java Island, Indonesia were placed on alert in the danger of being submerged in cold lava. At least 41 houses around the volcanic region were buried in cold lava flows, some dams were destroyed. Many families have to evacuate, but there is no news of human damage yet.

In late October and early November last year, the Merapi volcano was also active, causing hundreds of deaths and injuries, more than 350,000 people to evacuate, destroying more than 800 hectares of cultivated land, causing more physical damage. Rp 33 billion.

On the same day, at least 600 people living around the volcano of Karangetang, located on Siau Island, off Sulawesi Island, must evacuate after the volcanic eruption level is raised to a red alert from March 19. . Karangetang is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. During the eruption in August 2010, this volcano claimed the lives of four people.

In the southern region of West Java province, Indonesia's Weather, Meteorological and Geophysical Agency recorded a 5.3-magnitude earthquake. The earthquake center is 10km deep in the sea and about 113km southwest of Sukabumi town of West Java province.

Indonesia is part of the Pacific " Ring of Fire ", so it regularly suffers from earthquakes and volcanoes.