Merapi mount eruption - Volcano

The eruption of Mount Merapi that occurred on Friday (11/05/2018) morning accompanied by a roar with medium to strong pressure and height of 5,500 meters from the top of the crater. This was conveyed by the Head of Data Center of Information and Public Relation of National Disaster Management Agency, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, Friday. Sutopo explained, Mount Merapi located in Klaten, Megelang, Boyolali and Sleman was erupting volcanic ash, sand and pyroclastic material. "The eruption took place suddenly.The type of eruption is a phreatic eruption that occurs due to a boost of water vapor pressure that occurs due to contact of water masses with heat under the crater of Mount Merapi," Sutopo said through the release. He made sure, this type of eruption is harmless and can happen anytime on an active volcano. Usually the eruption only lasts for a moment. Mount Merapi had previously been a phreatic eruption. "The status of Mount Merapi to date is still normal (level I) with dangerous radius is 3 kilometers from the top of the crater PVMBG does not increase the status of Mount Merapi and still keep monitoring the development of volcanic activity," he said.

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