Mount Merapi has erupted at regular intervals since 1854, but this hasn't stopped thousands of people from settling on its slopes. The nearby city of Yogyakarta has a population of 2.4million yet sits ...

The Mount Merapi volcano has claimed the lives of scores more victims today with the death toll now standing at 102. In tragic scenes that defied belief, 35 scorched bodies were carried down the ...

Three airlines have temporarily cancelled flights to Indonesia after another eruption of the Mount Merapi volcano. Malaysia Airlines, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines have all scrapped flights to ...

LOCAL residents have been warned to stay away from their homes in Indonesia after a massive volcano began erupting. Massive plumes of hot ash blocked out the sun after the volcano suddenly blew its ...

One of the world's most active volcanoes has erupted in Indonesia, sending ash 2,000 metres into the sky, with the dramatic moment captured on video. Mount Merapi in the country's Central Java ...

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After a lull that allowed mourners to hold a mass burial for victims, Mount Merapi in Indonesia started rumbling again. At least 36 people were killed in earlier eruptions this week, with authorities ...

Mount Merapi, on the main island of Java, unleashed searing gas clouds, Indonesia's Geology and Volcanology Research Agency said. The volcano is located near the cities of Yogyakarta and Solo. The ...

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Tourists and locals have been advised to remain outside a two-mile radius of Indonesia’s Mount Merapi, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, following an eruption that sent clouds of grey ash ...