Volcano rumbles on as search called off
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A VOLCANO in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again yesterday, halting a search for more victims.
Before they stopped their search, a rescue team found the charred wreckage of motorcycles buried under ash which they believe had been carrying some of those killed by Mount Sinabung’s eruption on Saturday.
The weekend eruption was the first to claim any lives since Sinabung on Sumatra island rumbled back to life in September after lying dormant for several years, and sent vast clouds cascading down its slopes.
Yesterday Sinabung, which often erupts numerous times a day, spewed clouds of hot ash and rocks up to 2,500 meters into the air, the national disaster agency said.
“For the safety of the rescuers we decided to temporarily halt the search operation at midday,” local rescue agency chief Rochmali, who goes by one name, said. There were no reports of new casualties from the latest eruption.
He added that rescuers had yet to see any signs of life during their search yesterday and did not believe anyone else was still missing.
However, he said the team had found the wreckage of eight motorbikes believed to have been carrying 14 of those killed in Saturday’s eruption. Most of the victims were mainly local tourists and included four high-school students.
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