Eruption with a very loud explosion

Saturday (10/30/2010)
Mount Merapi erupted again. Eruption with a very loud explosion and molten lava occurred at around 0:40 pm.
"Yes erupt," said Head of Geological Disaster Mitigation Center, Surono, Saturday (10/30/2010).
Meanwhile, the Special Staff of the President Division of Disaster and Social Assistance Andi Arief, write the eruption of Mount Merapi lava was flowing toward the West. (Magelang and around)
dust rain seemed to Km 19 Kaliurang, residents around Kaliurang panic by the sound of thunder. Thousands of residents left the slopes of Merapi, with a rush.

Merapi Volcanic Dust Rising

Shot of the Mount Merapi volcanic ash increases. Apart from the earthquake that never stopped, avalanches reached 450 times, on Tuesday (26/10/2010).
Surono said today the volcanic activity of Mount Merapi is increasing. He noted, in addition to the relatively large earthquakes, avalanches also occur up to 450 times.

The local government is coordinating to evacuate

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — Indonesian officials have gone on high alert and have started evacuations as they warily monitor Mount Merapi, a volatile volcano in central Java that might erupt at any time.

“The local government is coordinating to evacuate around 40,000 villagers to the pre-assigned shelters,” Neulis Auliasari of the national disaster coordination board said Monday.

7.5 Million Cubic Meters in Puncak Merapi Lava Dome Collapse Potential

Yogyakarta - An estimated 7.5 million cubic meters of lava dome on the summit of Mount Merapi has the potential to collapse.Directions debris tends to lead to the south, Sleman regency.
"From the data of EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement) deformation or swelling dome to the south. Bloat happens doubled and very fast," said Head of Volcanology and Geological Disaster Migitigasi (PVMBG), Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Surono during the coordination meeting at Camp Sleman in jl Kaliurang Km 18, Pakem, Monday (10/25/2010)www.detiknews.com

Volcano Diagram

A volcano is a place on the Earth's surface (or any other planet's or moon's surface) where molten rock, gases and pyroclastic debris erupt through the earth's crust. Volcanoes vary quite a bit in their structure - some are cracks in the earth's crust where lava erupts, and some are domes, shields, or mountain-like structures with a crater at the summit.

Magma is molten rock in the Earth's crust. When magma erupts through the earth's surface it is called lava.

Refugee tent Prepared Merapi eruption

Metrotvnews.com, Sleman: Preparation of emergency response to anticipate the eruption of Mount Merapi continues to be done in the area around Mount Merapi. In Sleman, Yogyakarta, for example.Local disaster management team began to prepare the tents for the refugees.
So far, monitoring of Metro TV, Monday (25/10) afternoon, not a single refugee who came to the tent camps of which was established in the village of Kepuharjo, Sleman. Besides in Kepuharjo, barracks will also be built in Umbulharjo and Glagaharjo.

Volcano

Volcano
1. Magma chamber
2. Country rock
3. Conduit (pipe)

4. Base
5. Sill
6. Branch pipe