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Thousands Flee Erupting Volcano in Indonesia
Aug 29th 2010 – 6:26AM
Binsar Bakkara, AP
(Aug. 29) -- A volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has erupted for the first time in 400 years, firing a plume of smoke and ash nearly a mile into the sky and sending more than 10,000 locals fleeing from their homes. "We felt strong tremors last night. It was a volcanic quake," Red Cross worker Muhammad Isral told...
Background on north sumatra
North Sumatra () is a province of Indonesia on the Sumatra island. Its capital is Medan. It is the most populous Indonesian province outside of Java.
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