The latest eruption has spread concern that the long-dormant volcano builds up to something more, but Surono, the head of the Indonesian volcano alert center that will one name, said he can not make predictions and will continue to monitor the activity of a station 8 km from the base of Mount Sinabung.

Small eruptions happen again, “he said, but the fog around the crater prevented observers from knowing the height of the last pen, which appeared about 6:00 Friday evening.

Despite the danger, some residents refused to leave their homes, according to reports from Associated Press. One villager said he had abandoned the villages to protect the few miles from the mouth of the crater against the looters. Those who had just returned after a few days in evacuation centers were very close reluctant to uproot again.

Others were concerned about the eruption that shook the houses and trees along the slopes of the volcano. But Surono said that despite recent activity Sinabung, it is not as dangerous as active volcanoes on the main island of Java.

“Currently, it is fair to volcanic ash, not casting as Merapi volcano, he said, referring to the volcano in central Java that regularly spits smoke and debris. “I fear that if people panic and run, it will cause more accidents.”

First people started to evacuate their homes when Mount Sinabung started spewing clouds of ash on August 26, shocking many villagers and scientists who had never seen a glance of the volcano.

Here August 30, the number of evacuees has reached 30,000 and the Red Cross told a local newspaper that several evacuation camps have faced health problems.

According to reports in the Jakarta Globe, an English language daily, 486 soldiers and 378 policemen were deployed to help distribute aid earlier efforts, and the Ministry of Health has distributed masks and food .

“We will continue to monitor the volcano to understand where the activity is ongoing and we will give technical communication with local communities,” Surono said, warning that people living within a radius of 6 km from the volcano will be prevented from returning to their homes until the situation improves.

Indonesia lies on a series of fault lines running through Southeast Asia to Japan known as the Ring of fire because of the frequency of seismic activity. The most famous eruption occurred in 1883 when Mount Krakatoa blew its top, climate change around the world in one of the worst volcanic explosions.

The eight Hong Kong residents were killed during a bloody confrontation on Aug. 23 when an armed police seized their old bus and demanded his job. Aquino, who was elected in May pledging to increase economic growth by doubling tourism and fight against corruption, is under fire for the treatment of 12 – hour siege.

Hong Kong, Donald Tsang, Chief Executive said that after the impasse was disappointed with the way the tragedy “major” has been treated, saying he could not get through Aquino phone at the time.

“The president has so far only one thing,” said Eman Villanueva, Secretary General of the United Filipinos in Hong Kong, an alliance representing thousands of Filipinos working in the city, many servants. “I think that the leader troops on the ground that day must be identified. ”

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While no one has resigned or been fired, police chief Rodolfo Magtibay Manila, the ground commander during the siege, is on leave of absence.

Interior Sub-Rico Puno said today Aquino summoned to his office to help monitor the situation, even if it was “unable to handle the hostage.” Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim said he put up the war room in a restaurant because he s had not eaten yet, which hinders its ability to monitor the situation because the property does not have a TV.

The bus seat can cut the benefit of the Philippine tourism industry 70 million dollars and may frighten some 100,000 tourists from Hong Kong and China, the Philippine Star reported on September 1, citing Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim