Merapi Volcano Eruption: Will it Stop President Obama Visit?

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano – the most active of all the country’s volcanoes – continued to throw out clouds of ash and toxic fumes on Sunday, leaving many to wonder whether or not it will put a stop to President Barack Obama’s scheduled visit to Indonesia.

However, according to a recent report at reuters.com, White House officials said there were currently no plans to re-schedule the visit, although they are keeping a close eye on developments. Obama’s Indonesian visit has already been postponed twice before.
Mount Merapi – which is located on the outskirts of Yogyakarta City in central Java – first erupted about 2 weeks ago. Since then it has killed more than 120 people, set village homes ablaze and even forced the cancellation of flights to the surrounding area.
Ben Rhodes – the White House deputy national security advisor – spoke from Mumbai in India, and said: “We are following the developments very carefully.” Obama is currently on a 10-day tour of Asia, with Mumbai being one of the very first places he’s visiting.
Obama has twice postponed visits to Indonesia -- where he lived for several years as a child with his mother -- the first time in March as he struggled to push through a health reform bill in the U.S. and the second in June following the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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