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Jodi Haryawan, spokesperson for the local search and rescue team, told reporters that it would be "too dangerous" to continue searching while the volcano was erupting.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2023

It was 1979, and the Salvadoran Civil War was erupting.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

For about two weeks last December, Hawaii’s biggest volcano, Mauna Loa, also was erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2023

The ban, European officials point out, has kept families separated since early 2020, when the coronavirus was erupting across Europe.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2021

There was even a volcano on that island and while I was there it was erupting!

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac