印尼火山噴發數百人撤離

Indonesian emergency officials say they have evacuated more than 500 residents from a tiny island where a volcano has erupted, killing at least five people, including two children.

Authorities said Monday the 500 evacuees from Palue have been moved to the neighboring island of Flores after Saturday's deadly eruption of Mount Rokatenda. Thousands more are awaiting evacuation.

Rokatenda has been showing signs of increased activity since October.

Thousands of Palue residents had already evacuated to Flores before the latest eruption.

Indonesia has dozens of active volcanoes and straddles major tectonic fault lines known as the "Ring of Fire" between the Pacific and Indian oceans.印度尼西亞緊急事務官員說，從一個小島撤離了500多名居民，那裏的一座火山噴發，造成至少五人死亡，其中包括兩名兒童。

有關當局說，星期一把帕魯厄島的500多名居民疏散到了鄰近的弗洛勒斯島，帕魯厄島的羅卡滕達火山於上星期六噴發，造成傷亡。目前還有數千人等待撤離。

自去年10月以來，羅卡滕達火山一直顯示活動增多的跡象。

在羅卡滕達火山上次噴發後，已有數千名帕魯厄島居民轉移到弗洛勒斯島。

印度尼西亞有數十座活火山。印尼地處一個地殼大斷層上，位於太平洋和印度洋之間的這個大斷層被稱做“火環”。