Volcano
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Indonesia Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupts, killing 9
TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – At least nine people died after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in eastern Indonesia erupted on Sunday, spewing explosive plumes of lava and forcing authorities to evacuate several nearby villages, officials said on Monday.
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VIDEO: Chinese drone captures moment of volcano eruption
TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – A Chinese drone managed to capture the first moments of the volcano eruption.
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One of Russia's most active volcanoes erupts
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – One of Russia's most active volcanoes erupted after a powerful earthquake off the east coast of the country's Kamchatka Peninsula.
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VIDEO: 7.2 magnitude quake hits Russia's Kamchatka peninsula
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula - with a tsunami warning issued.
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Mount Etna erupts in Italy
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – One of the world’s most active volcanoes in Italy, Mount Etna, erupted on Sunday and lit up the night sky.
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VIDEO: Watch Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has seen intense activity in recent days, spewing hot ash and lava. Some of the ash had drifted on to runways and aircraft.
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Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupts, over 12,000 evacuated
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava as lightning flashes lit up its crater, prompting authorities to raise the alert status and evacuate more than 12,000 people living on a nearby island.
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Volcano eruption in Indonesia kills 11 people
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – At least 11 people died in an eruption of a volcano in Indonesia’s Sumatra.
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4.2-Magnitude quake strikes volcanic field in Italy
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck a volcanic field near Naples early on Wednesday, the biggest in nearly four decades, but Italian authorities said it appeared to have caused no damage.
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts for the third time this year
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island began to erupt on Sunday afternoon, with flows currently confined to the surrounding crater floor, the USGeological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday.
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VIDEO: Moment when lightning strikes Volcano in Guatemala
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Footage shows the moment when a bolt of lightning struck the Acatenango Volcano in Guatemala.
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Italian volcano erupted, flights cancelled: report
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Sicily's Mount Etna has erupted, sending ash and lava high over the Mediterranean island, forcing flights to be suspended and leaving tourists facing holiday disruption, news media reported.
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About 10K evacuated in Philippines due to Volcano eruption
TEHRAN, Jun 10 (MNA) – Authorities in the province of Albay on the Philippine island of Luzon began evacuating 10,000 people on Friday due to the threat of an eruption of the Mayon volcano, Philippine media reported.
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VIDEO: Italy Mount Etna volcano erupts, spews ash on Catania
TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption on Sunday, forcing the closure of a nearby airport in Sicily, Italy.
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Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts, spews hot cloud
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing hot cloud up to seven kilometers, the country's disaster management agency said in a statement.
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VIDEO: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupting once again
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Weeks after Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in decades, neighboring volcano Kilauea is showing activity again after a brief pause, according to officials.
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Fuego Volcano Erupting in Guatemala
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) –The eruption of the volcano Fuego occurred in Guatemala, the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology, and Hydrology (Insivumeh) said on Sunday.
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Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely populated island erupted early on Sunday, spewing a column of ash 1.5km into the air and prompting evacuations of residents from the eruption area.
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Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupts
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – A volcano on Japan's major western island of Kyushu erupted on Sunday evening, sending black smoke billowing high into the air, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.
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VIDEO: Eruption of Volcano in Italy’s Mount Etna
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Volcanic Mount Etna in Italy reactivated after a few months of relative calm and sent a cloud of volcanic ash up to 12 km above the eastern sky of Sicily and lava down on its slopes.
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Tonga says facing ‘unprecedented disaster’
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – The Tonga government says the Pacific island nation is facing an “unprecedented disaster” after a massive volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami and blanketed parts of the country of 100,000 people in thick volcanic ash.
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Tonga calls for urgent aid after volcanic eruption, tsunami
TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Tonga is calling for “immediate aid”, with an urgent need for fresh water and food, as it assesses the damage caused by Saturday’s eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai.
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New Zealand PM:
Tonga volcano eruption caused ‘significant damage’
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa suffered “significant” damage from a powerful volcanic eruption that triggered a tsunami, but there were no reports of injuries or deaths as of yet.
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VIDEO: Tsunami hits Tonga after underwater volcanic eruption
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The following footage shows a tsunami which is hitting the Pacific island of Tonga after a giant underwater volcano erupted.
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Indonesia volcano eruption leaves 13 dead, dozens injured
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – At least 13 people are dead and thousands are displaced after Mount Semeru, a volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted on Saturday, authorities said.
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VIDEO: Spain's La Palma continues to erupt
TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – There is no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma since it began about a month ago, according to the president of the Canary Islands on Sunday.
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VIDEO: Volcanic eruption in Spain's La Palma
TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – A volcano has been erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma for almost three weeks.
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La Palma volcanic eruption intensifies, engulfs more homes
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Buildings near the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma have been engulfed by rivers of lava, with the drama of the red-hot eruption intensified by the spectacle of flashes of lightning.
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VIDEO: Erupting volcano on La Palma turns more aggressive
TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Lava flowed from a newly opened crack in the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma on Friday, carving a different path from previous flows and raising fears of more destruction, while fine ash forced islanders to don masks.
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Lava from erupting volcano destroys homes in Canary Islands
TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – A volcano eruption on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands has destroyed houses and forced about 5,500 residents to evacuate.