8 people were killed after a helicopter crashed in Central Java, Indonesia, performing a rescue mission after a volcano eruption.
The national search and rescue helicopter was EN route to assist when he crashed on Sunday. All 8 victims were members of the emergency services Indonesia, CNN Indonesia reports. More than a dozen tourists visited the crater area Sileri when it broke out around noon Sunday, causing cold lava, mud and smoke reached 50 meters in the air, according to the Indonesian state news Agency Antara News. Four tourists were injured.
Sutopo Purvo Nugroho, head of public relations at the National Agency for disaster reduction natural disasters in Indonesia, told the Antara News Agency that no one died during the eruption, but tourists asked to clear the area. He said the army, police and volunteers cordoned off the place to provide the region with first aid.
Crater Sileri remains closed to the public and tourists after the eruption, which, according to Antara News, was caused by "pressure".
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