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 ...

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 ...

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The 9,737ft mountain is about 18 miles from Yogyakarta city centre on Java Island. Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds on Thursday morning as hundreds more residents were ...

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 rumbling sound could be heard several kilometres away as the volcano erupted, sending hot ash 600 metres into the sky. Indonesia’s most active volcano has erupted with its biggest lava flow in ...

At least 64 people have been killed in the latest eruption of Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano - more than doubling the death toll since it became active again last week. Dozens are being treated for ...

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 ...

Indonesia's most active volcano erupted twice on Sunday morning, producing a huge cloud of gas and ash that reached a height of around 6km. Mount Merapi, which is found on the border separating the ...

Indonesia’s most volatile volcano has erupted again, releasing plumes of ash high into the air and sending streams of lava and debris down its slopes. No casualties were reported after an avalanche of ...