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Death Toll From Indonesia's Volcano Eruption Climbs To 34

The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Semeru volcano has risen to 34, with 16 people still missing. Rescue operations are ongoing to find survivors and recover bodies from the volcanic debris. The volcano erupted suddenly on Saturday, spewing thick columns of ash and lava. Entire streets were filled with mud and ash from the eruption, which destroyed homes and vehicles. Rescuers are battling dangerous conditions in the search efforts. Small eruptions from the active volcano continue to endanger workers and locals.

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Death Toll From Indonesia's Volcano Eruption Climbs To 34

The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Semeru volcano has risen to 34, with 16 people still missing. Rescue operations are ongoing to find survivors and recover bodies from the volcanic debris. The volcano erupted suddenly on Saturday, spewing thick columns of ash and lava. Entire streets were filled with mud and ash from the eruption, which destroyed homes and vehicles. Rescuers are battling dangerous conditions in the search efforts. Small eruptions from the active volcano continue to endanger workers and locals.

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Death toll from Indonesia’s volcano eruption climbs to 34

Search and rescue operations are still under way to find 16 people missing after
the eruption of Java’s Mount Semeru. The death toll from the eruption on
Saturday of the highest volcano on Indonesia’s Java island has risen to at least
34, local officials said, and rescue operations are still under way.

Mount Semeru, in the Lumajang district of East Java province, spewed thick
columns of ash more than 12,000 metres (40,000 feet) into the sky, with searing
gas and lava flowing down its slopes after the sudden eruption. The disaster left
entire streets fillezd wi th mud and ash, swallowing homes and vehicles in
several villages.

“So far, 34 people have died and 16 are still being searched [for],” Wayan
Suyatna, head of the local search and rescue agency, told state media on
Tuesday, raising an earlier death toll of 14. He added that nearly 3,700 people
have been evacuated from the affected area.

Rescuers have been battling dangerous conditions since the eruption, searching
for survivors and bodies in the volcanic debris, wrecked buildings and destroyed
vehicles. Search crews deployed dogs on Tuesday to aid the operation.

Mount Semeru has remained active since Saturday, with small eruptions
keeping emergency workers and residents on edge. On Tuesday, there were
three small eruptions, each spewing ash about a kilometre (3,300 feet) into the
sky, authorities said. Officials have advised locals not to travel within 5km (3.1
miles) of Semeru’s crater, as the nearby air is highly polluted and could affect
vulnerable groups.

Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 270 million people, is prone to


earthquakes and volcanic activity because it sits along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”,
a horseshoe-shaped series of fault lines.
Korban tewas akibat letusan gunung api (Semeru) di Indonesia naik
menjadi 34 jiwa

Operasi pencarian dan penyelamatan masih dilakukan untuk menemukan 16


orang hilang setelah letusan Gunung Semeru di Jawa. Gunung berapi tertinggi
di pulau Jawa ini, meletus pada hari sabtu dan korban tewas telah meningkat
menjadi 34 jiwa, kata pejabat setempat. Hingga saat ini operasi penyelamatan
masih berlangsung.

Gunung Semeru, di kabupaten Lumajang provinsi Jawa Timur, memuntahkan


abu tebal setinggi lebih dari 12.000 meter (40.000 kaki) ke langit, dengan gas
yang membakar dan lava mengalir menuruni lerengnya setelah meletus secara
tiba-tiba. Bencana tersebut membuat seluruh jalan dipenuhi lumpur dan abu,
menelan rumah dan kendaraan di beberapa desa.

“Sejauh ini, 34 orang telah meninggal dan 16 masih dalam pencarian,” Terang
Wayan Suyatna, kepala badan pencarian dan penyelamatan lokal kepada media
pemerintah pada hari Selasa. Keterangan tersebut menambah jumlah korban
tewas sebelumnya sebanyak 14 jiwa. Dia menambahkan bahwa hampir 3.700
orang telah berhasil dievakuasi dari daerah yang terkena dampak.

Tim penyelamat telah berjuang melawan kondisi berbahaya sejak letusan,


mencari korban dan mayat di puing-puing vulkanik, bangunan yang rusak dan
kendaraan yang hancur. Kru pencarian mengerahkan anjing pelacak pada hari
Selasa untuk membantu operasi penyelamatan.

Gunung Semeru tetap aktif sejak Sabtu, dengan letusan kecil yang membuat
waspada seluruh pekerja dan penduduk di daerah sekitar kaki gunung. Pada
hari Selasa, ada tiga letusan kecil, masing-masing memuntahkan abu setinggi
satu kilometer (3.300 kaki) ke langit, kata pihak berwenang. Pejabat telah
menyarankan penduduk setempat untuk tidak melakukan perjalanan dalam
jarak 5 km (3,1 mil) dari kawah Semeru, karena udara di dekatnya sangat
tercemar dan dapat mempengaruhi kelompok rentan.

Indonesia, Negara kepulauan berpenduduk lebih dari 270 juta orang, rentan
terhadap gempa bumi dan aktivitas vulkanik karena (secara geografis terletak
di sepanjang “Cincin Api” Pasifik, rangkaian garis patahan berbentuk tapal kuda
Earthquake aftershock hits Nepal and India, magnitude 6.7
A strong earthquake aftershock struck India and Nepal on Sunday,
shaking buildings in New Delhi and triggering an avalanche in the
Himalayas.
The United States Geological Survey said the tremor was 6.7
magnitude, less than the 7.9 quake that struck the region on Saturday
killing at least 1,900 people.
“Another one, we have an aftershock right now,” Indian mountaineer
Arjun Vajpai told Reuters by telephone from base camp on Mount
Makalu, 20 km (12 miles) from Everest.
Screams and the sound of an avalanche could be heard over the
phone line Vajpai was speaking on. At Everest base camp, Romanian
climber Alex Gavan tweeted that the aftershock had set off three
avalanches.
Terjemahan
Gempa susulan gempa hit Nepal dan India , besarnya 6,7
Sebuah gempa susulan yang kuat melanda India dan Nepal pada hari
Minggu , mengguncang bangunan di New Delhi dan memicu
longsoran salju di Himalaya .
The United States Geological Survey mengatakan gempa mencapai
6,7 magnitude , lebih kecil dari 7,9 gempa yang melanda wilayah
tersebut pada Sabtu menewaskan sedikitnya 1.900 orang .
” Satu lagi , kita memiliki gempa susulan sekarang , ” pendaki gunung
dari India Arjun Vajpai kepada Reuters melalui telepon dari base
camp di Gunung Makalu , 20 km ( 12 mil) dari Everest .
Jeritan dan suara longsoran bisa didengar melalui saluran telepon
Vajpai berbicara. Di base camp Everest , pendaki Rumania Alex
Gavan berkicau di twitter bahwa gempa susulan telah mengakibatkan
tiga longsoran.
Jambi student allegedly commits suicide after punishment from school

A 16-year-old schoolgirl committed suicide by hanging herself after she received a


punishment from her school, the police have claimed.
          The student of the Agriculture Development Vocational High School (SMK-PP)
in Pemayung district in Batanghari regency, Jambi, was found dead hanging in her
parents' house in Sungai Buluh village in Muara Bulian district, Batanghari, on
Sunday.
          Investigation unit head at the Muara Bulian Police, Sec. Insp. Amran, said the
victim had been first found by her parents.
          "We are still investigating the motive for the alleged suicide," he said on
Monday.
          The girl went to her parents instead of her dormitory on Saturday. She told her
parents that she had been punished by her school, Amran said.
          "She said she had been ordered to hoe the school's garden and plant five
different flowers," he said.
          Amran added that her parents had said they overheard a telephone
conversation between her and a person believed to be from the school, asking why
she did not return to the dorm.
          The reason for her punishment is unknown. 

Terjemahan:

Mahasiswa Jambi tersebut diduga melakukan bunuh diri setelah mendapat


hukuman dari sekolah

Seorang siswi berusia 16 tahun bunuh diri dengan menggantung diri setelah
menerima hukuman dari sekolahnya, kata polisi.
          Murid Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan Pengembangan Pertanian (SMK-PP) di
Kabupaten Pemayung di Kabupaten Batanghari, Jambi, ditemukan tewas
tergantung di rumah orang tuanya di desa Sungai Buluh, Kabupaten Muara Bulian,
Batanghari, pada hari Minggu.
          Kepala unit investigasi di Kepolisian Muara Bulian, Inpektur Amran,
mengatakan korban pertama kali ditemukan oleh orang tuanya.
          "Kami masih menyelidiki motif dugaan bunuh diri," katanya, Senin.
          Gadis itu mendatangi orang tuanya, bukan asramanya pada hari Sabtu. Dia
mengatakan kepada orang tuanya bahwa dia telah dihukum di sekolahnya, kata
Amran.
          "Dia bilang dia telah diperintahkan untuk mencangkul taman sekolah dan
menanam lima bunga yang berbeda," katanya.
          Amran menambahkan bahwa orang tuanya telah mengatakan bahwa
mereka mendengar percakapan telepon antara dia dan seseorang yang diyakini
berasal dari sekolah tersebut, menanyakan mengapa dia tidak kembali ke asrama.
          Alasan hukumannya tidak diketahui.

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