INDONESIA鈥橲 Mount Merapi continues to pump out clouds of ash and dust, more than a week after the eruption began.
Thirty-eight people are confirmed dead. Meanwhile, several airlines have cancelled flights to the region, as volcanic ash can knock out aircraft engines. The risk is well known but it is unclear how much ash engines can cope with, though preliminary standards were established earlier this year after Iceland鈥檚 Eyjafjallaj枚kull volcano .
According to Indonesia鈥檚 Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, two other volcanoes are on high alert: Mount Karangetang and Mount Ibu. A further 18 volcanoes are showing signs of life, including . Indonesia lies on the 鈥淩ing of Fire鈥�, a seismically active region of the Earth鈥檚 crust that circles the Pacific.
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聯Two other volcanoes are on high alert and 18 more, including Krakatau, are showing signs of life聰
