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Explosion inside the Colima Volcano prompts for immediate evacuations in Mexico

Residents of the Mexican hamlet of La Yerbabuena were evacuated after an explosion was registered inside the Colima Volcano, emergency management officials told EFE.   The inhabitants of that small community on the side of the volcano, which straddles the…

Mount Raung eruption causes flight cancellations and thousands of holidaymakers left stranded in East Java, Indonesia

Ash spewing from a volcano on Indonesia’s main island of Java sparked chaos for holidaymakers as airports closed and international airlines canceled flights to tourist hot spot Bali, stranding thousands.   Mount Raung in East Java province, about 95 miles…

Mount Raung is showing increased activity in East Java, Indonesia

After a brief decline in activity, Mount Raung, located on the border between Banyuwangi, Bondowoso and Jember regencies in East Java, has again shown increased signs of activity, which could potentially upgrade the volcano’s alert status to the highest level.…

Danger warning issued as Fuego Volcano activity intensifies in Guatemala

Guatemalan authorities issued a danger warning Wednesday in response to intensifying activity in the country’s Fuego Volcano.   The volcano, 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of Guatemala City, was belching “fiery clouds” over the course of the day, said David…

Mount Sinabung has erupted three times within hours, spewing large plumes of smoke and ash into the sky in Indonesia

The third eruption on Friday morning [Stefanie Dekker/Al Jazeera] Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung has erupted three times within hours, spewing large plumes of smoke and ash into the sky.   Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker, reporting from the nearby town of Brastagi,…

Thousands flee Volcano Sinabung eruption in Indonesia

A resident rides his motorcycle as Mount Sinabung spews ash at Namanteran village in Karo Regency, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province yesterday More than 10,000 villagers have fled a rumbling volcano in western Indonesia this month, most in recent days after…

Eruption at Mt. Karangetang causes hundreds to flee in Indonesia

Hundreds of residents of Siau, Sitaro Islands regency, North Sulawesi, have fled to safer ground after Mount Karangetang erupted.   Mt. Karangetang erupted at 12:30 p.m. local time on Thursday, prompting residents in Bebali subdistrict, East Siau district, in Siau,…