VIVAnews - The most volatile volcano in Indonesia, Mount Merapi, spewed pyroclastic flows yesterday starting from 5 pm.
According to Surono, head of volcanology and geological disaster mitigation center, the superheated clouds, known by the locals as "wedhus gembel" (literally "shaggy goat") had been on sight since noon.
"There was a loud sound up there. The explosion moved toward the predicted directions," said Andi Arief, presidential adviser on disaster.
Andi said that the seismic data from Mount Merapi until 5 pm showed that avalanches occurred 317 times, multi-phase tremors 371 times, volcanic tremors 227 times and tectonic tremors 3 times.
Surono stated, "Within a day, around 50 times of explosions can be heard. The avalanches poured down on almost all directions."
Dozens of people were killed during the incident including a VIVAnews journalist, Yuniawan Wahyu Nugroho, who was there under official duty.
"Our team carried nine bodies," said Iman Surahman, a volunteer at the Disaster Management Center (DMC) of Dompet Dhuafa last night. "The other team also found some more bodies," he said.
Iman believed other victims were still around the village. The are trapped inside their homes.
Most of the deceased have been transferred to Dr Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta. Meanwhile, those suffering from either burn injuries or respiratory distress are admitted to Panti Nugroho, Pakem, Sleman.
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