Merapi Volcano, located on Indonesia’s Java Island and around which 250,000 people live, has erupted again. Thousands of locals were evacuated as the volcano spewed lava nearby. The lavas went down 2 kilometers from the slope, and hot ash clouds rose up to 100 meters, reported authorities.
An eruption in the Merapi killed 347 people nearby in 2010. A total of 350,000 others were evacuated.
The UN Integrated Food Security Stage Classification (IPC) officially declared a famine in Gaza City and surrounding areas, warning that over 500,000 people face “catastrophic” conditions. Another 1.7 million are in emergency levels, with nearly all agriculture destroyed and food access critically restricted since March.
UN officials said the famine is “entirely man-made” and blamed Israel’s obstruction of aid deliveries. Human rights chief Volker Türk warned that deaths from starvation may constitute war crimes. Israel rejected the report, calling it based on “Hamas’s lies.”
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