Indonesia Mt. Soputan Volcanic Eruption May 1984 UNDRO Information Report 1
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UNDRO 84/1179
INDONESIA - MT. SOPUTAN VOLCANIC ERUPTION
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
28 MAY 1984
1. MT. SOPUTAN, NORTH SURAWESI PROVINCE, STARTED ERUPTING AT 2205H LOCAL TIME ON 25 MAY, SPEWING COLUMNS OF SMOKE WITH FIRE MORE THAN 3,000 METERS HIGH. SCORES OF HOUSES DESTROYED BY BURNING ROCKS AND ASH BUT NO CASUALTIES SO FAR REPORTED. VILLAGES WITHIN RADIUS 10 KILOMETERS FROM VOLCANIC CENTER DECLARED AS DANGER ZONES. ESTIMATED 32,000 PERSONS IN 19 VILLAGES AROUND VOLCANO.
2. MT. SOPUTAN LAST ERUPTED IN 1982 DESTROYING HUNDREDS OF FARMS AND FORCING PEOPLE TO ABANDON VILLAGES.
3. GOVERNMENT HAS NOT REQUESTED UNDRO TO LAUNCH APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
INDONESIA - MT. SOPUTAN VOLCANIC ERUPTION
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
28 MAY 1984
1. MT. SOPUTAN, NORTH SURAWESI PROVINCE, STARTED ERUPTING AT 2205H LOCAL TIME ON 25 MAY, SPEWING COLUMNS OF SMOKE WITH FIRE MORE THAN 3,000 METERS HIGH. SCORES OF HOUSES DESTROYED BY BURNING ROCKS AND ASH BUT NO CASUALTIES SO FAR REPORTED. VILLAGES WITHIN RADIUS 10 KILOMETERS FROM VOLCANIC CENTER DECLARED AS DANGER ZONES. ESTIMATED 32,000 PERSONS IN 19 VILLAGES AROUND VOLCANO.
2. MT. SOPUTAN LAST ERUPTED IN 1982 DESTROYING HUNDREDS OF FARMS AND FORCING PEOPLE TO ABANDON VILLAGES.
3. GOVERNMENT HAS NOT REQUESTED UNDRO TO LAUNCH APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
