. >> a volcanic reaction has killed 3,000 an ash and debris spewed from mt kelud, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their home. >> for the 200,000 people living close to mt kelud, there was no choice. gravel and ash fell around. people scrambled to get out. many panicked. >> translation: we are going to a camp. we need to be evacuated. >> 1.5 hours after authorities raised the alert level, mt kelud erupted, and volcanic material was spewed as far as 17km away. people have been told to leave their homes, some couldn't get out in time and were admitted to hospitals, after being hit by volcanic debris. volcanic ash darkened the sky. three international airports were closed, causing disruptions for millions of travellers. >> mt kelud erupted in 1990, killing 34, and back in 1999, more than 5,000 were killed. there were no deaths in 2007, because authorities ordered a successful evacuation. another major eruption, another volcano. indonesia is taking the brunt of natural disasters, warning that systems had improved and authorities better prepared. the lives of hundreds of thousands aff

>> for the 200,000 people living close to mt kelud, there was no choice.olcanic gravel and rash falling around them, they scrambled to get out. >> translation: we need to be evacuated. >> 1.5 hours after authorities raised the level, mt kelud erupted. as far as 17km away. people living within 10km have been told to leave their homes. some couldn't get out in time. volcanic ash darkened the sky over large parts of java. three international airports were closed, causing interruptions for thousands of travellers. mt kelud erupted in 1990, killing 34, and 1999, more than 5,000 were killed. there were more deaths in 2007. authorities ordered a successful evacuation. >> another major eruption and volcano. indonesia is taking the brunt. warning systems improved and the authorities are better prepared, the lives of hundreds of thousands are affected again. >> several international and regional airports were closed, and three have reopened since. >> the obama administration has given the go ahead for banks to do business with marijuana sellers in states where the p

the eruption of mt kelud forced the evacuation of at least 10,000 people. we have this report from east java. >> the volcanic activity of mt kelud has gone down. major airports were closed for two days, disrupting travel of millions of passengers. more than 2,000 here in east java were affected by the eruption. >> authorities are facing a major clean-up operation with thick layers of volcanic ash covering cities and villages. traps transwe are here -- >> translation: we are here with 41 soldiers, our troops are trying to clean up the streets. volcanic ash is bad for health. >> more than 70,000 people are staying in evacuation centers. in the next few days it will be clear that the mountain has calmed down enough for them to go home. >> humanitarian groups say there's more than half a million vulnerable children in the philippines. 14 million people were affected by the storm three months ago. we return to tacloban, one of the worst hit cities. >> this spring is a source of comfort for 14-year-old haiyan survivor. it's all he has left of his mother. he lost

activity of mt kelud has gone down. airports are reopening. major airports into the island of java were closed for two days, disrupting travel of millions of passengers. more than 2-00,000 people in east java are affected by the eruption of mt kelud on thursday night. authorities are facing a clean-up. >> we are here with 41 soldiers, as you can see the troops are cleaning up the public streets. not only is vol cannic ash bod for a person's health, it affects the respiratory system and caused accidents. >> more than 70,000 people are staying in evacuation centres. it will become clear if the mountain calmed down enough for them to go home. >> that was al jazeera, correspond. >> college basketball's top-ranked team is giving fans this. mark morgan is here to give the latest. >> a lot of white-knuckled fans, gripping the shares. march madness is a few weeks away. the number one seeds up for grabs, compelling games around the country. we'll begin with syracuse, the orange, as we said, making a habit of surviving the close

three people were killed, thousands spread when mt kelud spewed ash 18km into the air. debris blanketed towns and cities. workers tried to protect a ninth century buddhist temple by covering it with plastic sheeting. we have the latest from near the volcano. >> we have been trying to get to the volcano, we were on the first flight getting into eastern java. on the way to the volcano, that way, a lot of people were coming back the other way. they were panicking. the sky got dark and huge clouds of ash were coming in our direction. there was a lot of planning and people were scared when the volcano erupted. 18 million cubic metres of ash was swept all over the area. i'm talking about a huge area covering major cities and economic centres. everything that we have seen. a thick layer of ash. >> it's raining ash as well. >> still to come - this is a ghost town. does the smell of death suspended. there's few around, despite the ceasefire. >> an eyewitness account of the aftermass of the slaughter in the south sudan city of bor. >> >> hello again. the top stories an al jazeera

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three were killed and 200,000 fled when the mt kelud exploded. ash and gravel rained down on the island. we go to the village close to the volcano. how bad is the situation there? well, it's villages like these that have been hit the worst by the erpossession on thursday night. basically the villages are telling me that this is the third eruption experienced. 1990, 2007. this was basically the worst. roofs of houses were collapsing and we can still here them collapsing once in a while since being here. all the village, everything is covered in a thick lair of dust. around 20 centimetres thick. these were falling from the sky, coming out of the volcano. you have to know these are farmers. they depend on the corruption. volcanic dust is poisonous and bad. this is what happened to the plans. these are banana trees and they are dead. they have to start with planting their crops. >> it sounds devastating and looks devastating. has everyone been evacuated to safetyie in. >> yes, you would hope so because it was - this is basically inside a danger zone.