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Indonesia orders airport closure after volcanic eruption

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Mount Merapi volcano erupts in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday

Hanoi [Vietnam], Mar 4 (VNA/ANI): The Indonesian government on Wednesday ordered the closure of Adi Soemarmo International Airport in central Java after Mount Merapi erupted ashes up to 6 kilometers into the air a day before, a local official said.
The eruption lasted about eight minutes, according to Indonesia's Geology and Volcanology Research Agency.
Authorities here also warned people to not venture within three-kilometers radius around the volcano.
The 2.930-metre mountain, located near the cities of Yogyakarta and Solo, is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia.
Its eruptions in 2010 killed over 350 people. (VNA/ANI)

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