Indonesia downgrades volcano alert

Indonesia has downgraded the alert level at Mount Bromo, a volcano often visited by
tourists.The mountain started shooting ash high into the air two weeks ago.
Authorities had issued a high alert and warned villagers and tourists to stay off its rumbling slopes.

But the state volcanologist said volcanic activity had sharply declined, although people were still advised to stay at least 2 kilometers from the crater.

“The earthquake went into the background because the volcanoes keep erupting”, says the Regional Co-ordinator for Caritas Asia, Father Bonnie Mendes.

He adds that these constant eruptions pose a real challenge for aid agencies because they are becoming active in different place which he says is a new phenomenon.
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