Indonesia considers relocations after deadly volcanic eruption
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia’s volcanology agency is sending a team of researchers to the Mount Semeru volcano to identify areas too dangerous for villagers to stay after it erupted on Saturday, killing dozens of people on the slopes of Java island’s highest mountain.
In the days since the disaster, questions have been raised about the effectiveness of the disaster warning system and whether some villages should be moved.
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