‘Cold Lava’ and Flash Floods Kill 37 in Indonesia Heavy rain on the island of Sumatra caused torrents of rock and ash to flow down a volcano and into nearby towns. At least 17 people were ...

At least 37 people have been killed, and more than a dozen injured on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after heavy rains triggered flash flooding and a cold lava flow from an active volcano ...

Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have triggered flash floods.

At least 37 people have been killed, and more than a dozen injured on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after heavy rains triggered flash flooding and a cold lava flow from an active volcano ...

In these flows, the lava erupts at temperatures of around 1,100 to 1,250°C (2,012 to 2,282°F). At Ol Doinyo Lengai, the lava erupts at a much cooler 510°C (950°F).

Cold lava, or ‘lahar’ in Javanese, is a mixture of water and rock fragments that flows down a volcano and typically enters a river valley. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar. Monday 13 May 2024 12:43 BST.

Cold lava and floods kill 43 people living near Indonesian volcano. Rescuers brave bad weather and damaged roads to find missing people . Alisha Rahaman Sarkar. Monday 13 May 2024 09:59 BST.

Monsoon rains and a major mudslide from a cold lava flow on Mount Marapi caused a river to breach its banks and tear through mountainside villages in four districts in West Sumatra province.

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano’s slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have triggered flash floods. Official said Sunday that at ...