1979 eruption of Mount Marapi

Volcanic eruption in West Sumatra, Indonesia December 2023 1979 eruption of Mount Marapi 30 April 1979 West Sumatra, Indonesia Mount Marapi -0.3800 100.4742 type:event_region:ID-SB inline,title 80 (possibly up to 100) deaths, many injured On 30 April 1979, Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and the most active complex volcano in West Sumatra province,https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/scores-stranded-as-villages-blanketed-by-ash-after-indonesia-s-marapi-volcano-erupts/ar-AA1kW5dB Scores stranded as villages blanketed by ash after Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupts MSN Rahma Nurjana 4 December 2023 USA Today 4 December 2023 4 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231204152941/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/scores-stranded-as-villages-blanketed-by-ash-after-indonesia-s-marapi-volcano-erupts/ar-AA1kW5dB live erupted,Pusat Meteorologi dan Geofisika Laporan bencana alam Gunung Marapi, Sumatera Barat, tanggal 30 April 1979 1979 [s.n.] https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10060521 4 December 2023 id Jakarta killing between 801 May 1979 Vulkaan barst uit: tientallen doden op Sumatra nl Het Vrije Volk https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010960140:mpeg21:a0163 Delpher and 100 people. Due to its proximity to populated areas, the volcano is recognised as a significant hazard. Events The 1979 eruption followed earthquakes and torrential rain. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000027078:mpeg21:a0046 70 doden door vulkaan op Sumatra NRC Handelsblad 1 May 1979 Delpher nl Due to either the rain or a gas explosion in the interior of the volcano, tons of rock broke out of the crater wall and rolled down the volcano's slopes. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010882035:mpeg21:a0146 Aardschuiving eist 77 levens op Sumatra De Volkskrant 2 May 1979 Delpher nl5 May 1979 Pre-historische Toba-ramp maakte verrukkelijk meer nl De Telegraaf https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011200408:mpeg21:a0858 Delpher Mountain streams became blocked, causing floods that swept away roads, bridges, seven villages and hundreds of houses.1 May 1979 Vulkaan-eruptie op Sumatra: zeker 77 doden nl Nieuwsblad van het Noorden https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011013854:mpeg21:a0308 Delpher Rice fields were buried under mud, uprooted trees and pieces of stone. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:002957002:mpeg21:a00141 Merapi eist 80 levens bij uitbarsting Algemeen Dagblad 2 May 1979 Delpher nl In the village of Pasir Lawas ceb, 20 bodies were found and 40 houses were destroyed by mud and boulders. Rescue work was hampered by extensive damage to roads, buildings and rice fields. It was the second volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1979, after the 1979 eruption of Sinila crater of the Dieng Volcanic Complex on Java in February. On the plateau near the Sinila crater, 149 people died of gas poisoning in Pekisaran village. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011187794:mpeg21:a0026 Tientallen doden bij vulkaanuitbarsting op Sumatra Vrije Stem 3 May 1979 Delpher nl See also List of volcanoes in Indonesia 2023 eruption of Mount Marapi List of volcanic eruptions by death toll References External links Laporan bencana alam Gunung Marapi, Sumatera Barat, tanggal 30 April 1979. – Book about the eruption. id Category:1979 disasters in Indonesia Category:1979 natural disasters Category:April 1979 in Asia Category:History of West Sumatra 1979 eruption Category:20th-century volcanic events Category:Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia