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Who Allowed the Climb Amid Mount Merapi’s Alert? Mount Merapi, an active stratovolcano in Indonesia, stands at approximately 2,891 meters in height. Its beauty magnetizes climbers and tourists. The volcano erupted on Sunday, December 3, 2023, while on alert status level 2. During the incident, 75 climbers were on the mountain. Of them, 52 survived, while 11 lost their lives, and rescuers are still searching for the remaining 12. Questions arise: why were climbers allowed despite the alert status? Apparently, there were no precursory signs of eruption, and the alert level was raised only after the eruption occurred.