Indonesian volcano erupts, and climbers ask for help： Help me … Why do people climb volcanoes？ Look at the world

For two consecutive days, two volcanoes in Indonesia erupted.

According to Agence France-Presse reported on the 4th, the Malapi volcano in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province erupted on the 3rd, killing at least 11 hikers and leaving 12 missing.

According to the Institute of Volcano and Geological Disasters (PVMBG), Krakato volcano in Indonesia erupted at 4: 38 on the 5th. The volcanic ash column is 700 meters high and lasts for about 41 seconds. There are no reports of casualties.

The eruption site of Malapi volcano was terrible. At one time, a column of gray-white volcanic ash with a height of more than 3,000 meters was ejected into the air, and several villages were covered by falling volcanic ash, which blocked the sunshine in many areas.

What is even more worrying is that there were hikers on the mountain before the volcanic eruption. The trapped climbers are in a critical situation. Some climbers are covered with volcanic ash and shout "Help me" in the distress video …

According to Agence France-Presse, Abdul Malik, head of the search and rescue agency in Badong, said that the day before the volcano erupted, there were 75 hikers on the mountain. After a day of search and rescue, 12 people were still missing on the 4th.

According to the Associated Press reported on December 3, after the volcanic eruption, two mountaineering routes were closed.

In fact, the Malapi volcano has been on alert since August 2011. So, why do so many climbers come to take risks?

Many active volcanoes in Indonesia are tourist destinations for tourists. For example, Mount Izhen in Indonesia is famous for its blue flame and acid lake created by sulfur mines. Even the toxicity of sulfur gas can’t stop people from all over the world from wearing gas masks. Moreover, because blue flames usually appear in the early hours of the morning, climbers need to climb volcanoes at night, which is more dangerous.

The eruption of Malapi Mountain has three climbing routes, which has a certain popularity among climbers. On social platforms, there are people who publish climbing strategies.

The natural resources protection agency of West Sumatra Province said that although Mount Malapi is in the second alert state, it can still be climbed. It’s just that there are certain restrictions on the procedure. For example, it is necessary to register through the nature protection agency or network in West Sumatra Province. Hendra Gunawan, head of Indonesian Volcano and Geological Disaster Reduction Center, said that according to the regulations, climbers can only move below dangerous areas, "but sometimes many people violate the regulations because they want to climb higher".

The person in charge also said that before the eruption of the Malapi volcano on the 3 rd, the volcanic earthquake did not increase significantly. From November 16th to December 3rd, there were only three recorded deep volcanic earthquakes. Therefore, the sudden eruption caught climbers and rescuers off guard.

Although several small-scale eruptions occurred after the large eruption, the search and rescue and evacuation work was suspended for a time. But further search and rescue is still going on …