Details of Disaster Information


Indonesia : Volcano : 2004/06/08
GLIDE: VO-2004-000035-IDN  DRR & Disaster Information

Duration 2004/06/08
Country
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District
Indonesia
Name Volcano
Outline Two volcanoes in Indonesia spewed rocks and ash high into the air on Tuesday, killing two tourists and forcing the evacuation of 20,000 people, officials said.

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury Material Damage Others

Related Links
Report/Articles
  • OCHA Situation Report No. 2
    As of 9 June, the total number of displaced people registered by local authorities reached up to 16,828
  • OCHA Situation Report No. 1
    The Directorate of Vulcanology raised the level of alertness to the highest level and to instruct the evacuation of people living in the three most hazardous sub-districts, namely Tahuna, Kendahe, and Tabukan Utara.
  • OCHA Relief Web 2004/06/09
    The number of victims in the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java province, is likely to rise from the current figure. The eruption on 4:00 p.m. Tuesday of local time killed two people and injured five others
  • Reuters Alertnet 2004/06/08
    Two killed in volcanic eruption on Indonesia's Java