Mount Barujari Erupts: 120 People Rescued, Team Deployed to Locate Remaining 100 Still Missing

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dutchsinse  Large Eruption in Indonesia -- 389 Tourists Missing at Mount Rinjani

Published on Sep 28, 2016

"A large eruption has occurred at Mount Rinjani in South Central Indonesia.  The blast occurred from the inner cinder cone named Mount Barujari (inside the larger Mt. Rinjani crater).  Hundreds of tourists were out hiking around the volcano when it suddenly sent off a very large blast."

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Indonesia's Mount Barujari Volcano Erupts, Trapping Tourists

"More than 200 foreign tourists were feared trapped on an Indonesian  volcano Wednesday after the peak erupted and sent a plume of ash 6,500  feet in the air, officials said.   More than 1,000 people were evacuated after Mount Barujari erupted just before 3 p.m. Tuesday (3 a.m. ET), officials said.  ... More {source:  nbcnew.com}

Team deployed to remove trekkers from Mt Rinjani amid volcanic activity

"West Nusa Tenggara authorities have deployed a team to help locate  more than 100 foreign and domestic tourists trekking on Mount Rinjani in  Lombok amid volcanic activity from Mount Barujari, the subvolcano of  the famed mountain. At least 132 tourists comprising 102 foreign and 30 domestic  travelers are believed to be on trails at Mt. Rinjani, West Nusa  Tenggara Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) head Muhammad Rum said on Wednesday. The BPBD has collaborated with Mt. Rinjani National Park in deploying a team to help transport tourists off the mountain. "We have deployed a team to monitor their whereabouts," he said on Wednesday."  More...{source:  thejakartapost.com}

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Wow, that's unbelievable. Talk about wrong place wrong time for those unfortunate hikers. I can't even imagine witnessing such an awesome and terrifying geological event like that. That would be a story to tell your grandkids.