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Volcano Kills Three Hikers

worldMay 13, 2026·91 words·1 min read

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Volcano Kills Three Hikers
A volcano in Indonesia erupted on Friday. It killed three hikers in a big group. Two were from Singapore. One was from Indonesia. The volcano threw big rocks down the mountain. It sent ash high into the sky.
The hikers wanted to make videos. They went up the volcano for the internet. They knew climbing was not safe. But they did not stop. The area had been closed for weeks.
A big rock killed two hikers. The other hikers were saved. Police are checking what happened. The volcano is closed forever.
Vocabulary Translations· 4 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

volcanon.

a mountain that sends out hot rocks and fire

núi lửavulcão火山yanardağvolcánwulkanبركانvulkaanвулкан火山화산
ashadv.

grey dust from a fire

tro (núi lửa)cinza灰külcenizapopiółرمادasпепел火山灰재
mountainn.

very high land

núimontanha山dağmontañagóraجبلbergгора山산
groupn.

many people together

nhómgrupoグループgrupgrupogrupaمجموعةgroepгруппа一群人무리

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