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| Bali volcano threat puts volunteers in race to save cows and monkeys | Bali volcano threat puts volunteers in race to save cows and monkeys |
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| Experts continue to warn Mount Agung might erupt – and as people are evacuated, an effort is under way to get wild and domestic animals out too | |
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| Sat 30 Sep 2017 06.39 BST | |
| Last modified on Tue 28 Nov 2017 12.22 GMT | |
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| Volunteers are risking their lives to save tens of thousands of animals left at the mercy of a rumbling volcano on the tourist island of Bali, making perilous trips into the red zone to relocate them. | Volunteers are risking their lives to save tens of thousands of animals left at the mercy of a rumbling volcano on the tourist island of Bali, making perilous trips into the red zone to relocate them. |
| Mount Agung, about 75km from the resort hub of Kuta, has been shaking since August, causing 144,000 people to evacuate their homes over the past week as experts warn an eruption could be imminent. | Mount Agung, about 75km from the resort hub of Kuta, has been shaking since August, causing 144,000 people to evacuate their homes over the past week as experts warn an eruption could be imminent. |
| As evacuees have streamed into temporary shelters or moved in with relatives, animals – including wild monkeys as well as dogs and farm animals such as pigs, chickens and cows – have been left in the danger zone close to the volcano that is most at risk of cascading ash, rocks and hot gas. | As evacuees have streamed into temporary shelters or moved in with relatives, animals – including wild monkeys as well as dogs and farm animals such as pigs, chickens and cows – have been left in the danger zone close to the volcano that is most at risk of cascading ash, rocks and hot gas. |
| “I’m really worried because all of us that work together to rescue the animals don’t know when the eruption will be,” Vio Verandhini, from Jakarta Animal Aid Network, said. “Earthquakes happen everyday, maybe every hour.” | “I’m really worried because all of us that work together to rescue the animals don’t know when the eruption will be,” Vio Verandhini, from Jakarta Animal Aid Network, said. “Earthquakes happen everyday, maybe every hour.” |
| There are hundreds of tremors each day triggered by the volcano, a handful of which are magnitude 2-3 and are strong enough to rattle windows and rock furniture. | There are hundreds of tremors each day triggered by the volcano, a handful of which are magnitude 2-3 and are strong enough to rattle windows and rock furniture. |
| Verandhini’s organisation and several others have formed a 12-person emergency response unit that has been making dangerous trips into the red zone, which extends between nine and 12km from the mountain’s summit. | Verandhini’s organisation and several others have formed a 12-person emergency response unit that has been making dangerous trips into the red zone, which extends between nine and 12km from the mountain’s summit. |
| The animals are relocated to shelters where they are fed and cared for and the owners are encouraged to visit as often as possible to ensure their upkeep. | The animals are relocated to shelters where they are fed and cared for and the owners are encouraged to visit as often as possible to ensure their upkeep. |
| The Indonesian centre for volcanology and geological hazard mitigation said on Friday that remote satellite sensing had picked up new steam emissions and thermal areas within the crater. | The Indonesian centre for volcanology and geological hazard mitigation said on Friday that remote satellite sensing had picked up new steam emissions and thermal areas within the crater. |
| White steam clouds above the summit have been observed with greater frequency over the past three days, increasing the probability of an eruption, the centre said. | White steam clouds above the summit have been observed with greater frequency over the past three days, increasing the probability of an eruption, the centre said. |
| The slopes of Mount Agung are a hub for cattle farming in the region, providing an important source of income for local communities. | The slopes of Mount Agung are a hub for cattle farming in the region, providing an important source of income for local communities. |
| Around 10,000 cows have been shifted so far in an evacuation aided by the government, Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said, but there are 20,000 more to relocate. | Around 10,000 cows have been shifted so far in an evacuation aided by the government, Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said, but there are 20,000 more to relocate. |
| The coordinator of a government livestock rescue team, Natakusuma, who goes by one name, said some farmers were sleeping at evacuation centres but returning to tend to their cattle during the day. | The coordinator of a government livestock rescue team, Natakusuma, who goes by one name, said some farmers were sleeping at evacuation centres but returning to tend to their cattle during the day. |
| “Emotionally, it’s really hard for the farmers to part with their cattle, not only for economic reasons but also they care so much about the animals,” he said. “Some insisted they stay in their village with their livestock even though their safety in is danger.” | “Emotionally, it’s really hard for the farmers to part with their cattle, not only for economic reasons but also they care so much about the animals,” he said. “Some insisted they stay in their village with their livestock even though their safety in is danger.” |
| Some forced to flee have carried their animals with them, fearful they will die or be stolen. | Some forced to flee have carried their animals with them, fearful they will die or be stolen. |
| At a sport centre packed with evacuees in Klungkung district, Ketut Pageh cradled one of the two roosters he saved before leaving home. “I feel sorry for them, I took them so they won’t starve because there’s no one at home to feed them,” the 42 year old said, adding he had to sell his pigs before fleeing. | At a sport centre packed with evacuees in Klungkung district, Ketut Pageh cradled one of the two roosters he saved before leaving home. “I feel sorry for them, I took them so they won’t starve because there’s no one at home to feed them,” the 42 year old said, adding he had to sell his pigs before fleeing. |
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| Volcanoes | |
| Indonesia | |
| Natural disasters and extreme weather | |
| Cattle | |
| Animals | |
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