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 ...

Just off the sharply inclined road, snaking its way towards Mount Merapi, there is a clearing in the forest. The land here has been terraced to accommodate the neat rows of headstones. And for several ...

YOGYAKARTA--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, forcing the evacuation ...

Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, erupted on October 29, 2025, sending plumes of ash and smoke into the sky. The eruption is part of Merapi's ongoing activity, which has been continuous ...

As Reuters reported, Indonesia's Marapi volcano in West Sumatra province erupted on Dec. 3. The next day, 11 climbers were found dead and 12 were missing. By Dec. 5, the eruption's death toll ...

If you believe in the significance of anniversaries, there could still be plenty to fear from Mount Merapi, the volcano on Java which has been spewing out ash and lava for the past three weeks. Travel ...