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17 killed in volcanic eruption
 Hundreds of people on the Comoros islands in the Indian Ocean have fled their homes because of a volcanic eruption. At least 17 people were killed when Mount Karthala spewed ash and flung boulders of molten lava down its slopes. Some of them died when they inhaled noxious gases. Reports from the islands, which are situated off the coast of east Africa, say the area around the mountain is in total darkness with ash and gritty rain falling. The volcano last erupted in 1991 and no one was injured, but boulders were hurled for several kilometres.Posted by: God Save The World 2005-04-18 |
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