Mt. Merapi in Indonesia violently erupted today, sending ash 20,000 feet into the air. At least six people were killed. Reports from the scene describe soldiers loading villagers into trucks as rocks ...

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Indonesian scientists Friday downgraded the alert status of Mount Merapi from its highest level after it killed more than 350 people in a series of violent eruptions that started in late October. "The ...

SLEMAN, Indonesia, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano belched more ash and smoke Wednesday morning ahead of President Susilo Banbang Yodhoyono's visit to the area, monitors said. There ...

Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, erupted Sunday. About a quarter-million people live in Merapi's immediate vicinity. Civilians, many of whom live on the volcano's slopes, were advised to ...

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupted Saturday, sending an avalanche of gas clouds and lava onto the surrounding villages. The Associated Press reports the head of Yogyakarta’s Volcanology and ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi continued to erupt Friday, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano. The ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia >> Indonesia’s Mount Merapi continued to erupt Friday, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano. The volcano ...

This long exposure photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows volcanic material spewing from Mount Merapi, as seen from Tunggul Arum Village in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua ...