Indonesia's most volatile volcano has erupted, spewing ash and hot gas miles into the air. Mount Merapi sent a massive column of cloud around 3.7 miles (6km) into the sky on Sunday, as it erupted ...

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 ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds in eruptions overnight Thursday that forced about 250 residents to flee to temporary shelters and left ash ...

A mountain branded a "doomsday" volcano in Indonesia may be about to blow as hot smoke blankets the local area. Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted Saturday with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava ...

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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 ...

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 on the densely populated ...

Thousands have been forced to evacuate after Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupted on Sunday, ejecting plumes of gas clouds into the sky and sending streams of lava flowing down its slopes for over ...

The climber who went missing while illegally climbing Mount Merapi was found dead on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.

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 ...

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