An aerial insight into the affected area resulting from massive lahars from Marapi volcano (image: Sky News)
Sad news are coming from the Marapi volcano area as heavy monsoon rains triggered major lahars (mud flows) that killed at least 37 local people, with several injuries reported.
Considerable amount of people were to be dead after heavy rainfalls remobilize fresh ash deposits, transitioning them into hyper-concentrated stream deposits.
At least 37 people have been killed and several others injured in a flash flood in Indonesia. Monsoon rains and a major mudslide from a cold lava flow on Mount Marapi caused a river to breach its banks.Read more: https://t.co/W4WsBDU1n0 pic.twitter.com/OEcLftF8vM
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 12, 2024