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24-01-08, 12:23 PM
Two volcanoes erupt in Rakhine State
By Thein Win Nyo
TWO mud volcanoes erupted on January 5 near Sine Chone village in Rakhine State’s Kyaukpyu township, said U Chit Kyaw, the assistant director and head of the Rakhine State Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
“The Nagargyi mud volcano erupted first around 11:40am. At first mud lava came out and after that flames came out. The eruption lasted about 15 minutes,” he said.
He said that during the eruption of the volcano, which is located about 2.4 kilometres (1.5 miles) from Sine Chone, flames shot as high as (300 feet) into the air.
He explained that oil or gas fields usually lie beneath such mud volcanoes and that eruptions are sometimes accompanied by the ignition of the underlying fossil fuels.
“The flames go out when the fuel has been burnt up,” U Chit Kyaw said.
The eruption of Nagargyi – the biggest of 11 mud volcanoes near Sine Chone – was followed 15 minutes later by an outburst of mud from the nearby Outthetnagar volcano.
“No flames came out from this volcano, just mud. It went about 100 feet into the air,” U Chit Kyaw said.
“At around 12:20pm Nagargyi erupted a second time but this time there were no flames. It lasted about 10 minutes and mud only went up about 10 to 15 feet. But dust from the volcano spread about 400 feet,” he said.
He said no humans or animals were killed or injured during the eruptions.
“The paddy fields affected by the eruptions had already been harvested so there was no damage. A few trees were damaged but no paddy fields,” he said.
He said villagers in the area can predict eruptions by watching the bubbles that emerge from the volcanoes.
“If the bubbles become bigger and more frequent, they don’t go near the volcanoes,” U Chit Kyaw said.
Nagargyi last erupted in January 2007.
http://www.mmtimes.com/no401/n009.htm
By Thein Win Nyo
TWO mud volcanoes erupted on January 5 near Sine Chone village in Rakhine State’s Kyaukpyu township, said U Chit Kyaw, the assistant director and head of the Rakhine State Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
“The Nagargyi mud volcano erupted first around 11:40am. At first mud lava came out and after that flames came out. The eruption lasted about 15 minutes,” he said.
He said that during the eruption of the volcano, which is located about 2.4 kilometres (1.5 miles) from Sine Chone, flames shot as high as (300 feet) into the air.
He explained that oil or gas fields usually lie beneath such mud volcanoes and that eruptions are sometimes accompanied by the ignition of the underlying fossil fuels.
“The flames go out when the fuel has been burnt up,” U Chit Kyaw said.
The eruption of Nagargyi – the biggest of 11 mud volcanoes near Sine Chone – was followed 15 minutes later by an outburst of mud from the nearby Outthetnagar volcano.
“No flames came out from this volcano, just mud. It went about 100 feet into the air,” U Chit Kyaw said.
“At around 12:20pm Nagargyi erupted a second time but this time there were no flames. It lasted about 10 minutes and mud only went up about 10 to 15 feet. But dust from the volcano spread about 400 feet,” he said.
He said no humans or animals were killed or injured during the eruptions.
“The paddy fields affected by the eruptions had already been harvested so there was no damage. A few trees were damaged but no paddy fields,” he said.
He said villagers in the area can predict eruptions by watching the bubbles that emerge from the volcanoes.
“If the bubbles become bigger and more frequent, they don’t go near the volcanoes,” U Chit Kyaw said.
Nagargyi last erupted in January 2007.
http://www.mmtimes.com/no401/n009.htm