Merapi volcano, Indonesia erupted yesterday afternoon, killing 13 people. The death toll is likely to rise. The volcano was placed on the highest level alert on Monday after an increase in pre eruption signals were detected. Merapi is one of the world's most active and hazardous volcanoes. It produces more pyroclastic flows than any other volcano, and a large population lives on its slopes.
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- John Seach
- John Seach is a scientist and the world's leading volcano adventurer. Over the past 24 years John has traveled to the world's most exciting volcanoes, and witnessed eruptions during trips to more than 200 volcanoes. John's work has been featured on award winning television programmes. John is the founder of "Volcano Live", the world's first volcano news and volcano travel website.