These are the breath-taking aerial pictures of the chaos caused by the latest eruptions of Mount Merapi in Indonesia, where the government has issued a red alert. Most of 400,000 frightened residents ...

Death toll reaches 122 as authorities extend danger zone 'There was an explosion that sounded like it was from a war... and it got worse, the ash and debris raining down.' Horror scenes greeted ...

Villagers in Indonesia are trying to return to their homes on the slopes of a volatile volcano after an eruption. Mount Merapi in Java began spewing molten rock, heat clouds and ash into surrounding ...

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)-- Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted again Friday, spewing volcanic material for more than an hour, the official Antara news agency reported. The death toll from the volcano's ...

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Indonesia's most volatile volcano erupted after scientists warned that pressure building beneath its dome could trigger the most powerful explosion in years. A two-month-old baby reportedly died as ...

Mount Merapi is Indonesia's most active volcano, having erupted regularly since 1854. Thousands of people live on its flanks, with the city of Yogyakarta (population 2.4 million) just 17 miles north ...

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano has erupted spewing a six kilometre (km) column of ash into the sky. According to Indonesia's Geology and Volcanology Research Agency, the eruption lasted for almost ...

Mount Merapi volcano has erupted for a third time, with local people reportedly saying this was louder and stronger than the previous eruption on Tuesday. The latest eruption happened at around 0100 ...