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

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 Merapi volcano spews lava and gas into the air after a sudden eruption A volcano has erupted on the densely populated island of Java in Indonesia. Mount Merapi suddenly erupted during the ...

TEMPO.CO, Yogyakarta - The Yogyakarta Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center (BPPTKG) stated to the public, including tourists, for they do not need to be afraid to visit any ...

Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted on Saturday with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities. A mixture of hot rock, lava and gas travelled up ...

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Kisah Tanah Jawa: Merapi, iflix’s first original horror series out of Indonesia, has made its debut on the platform. The series follows Andi (Deva Mahenra) and Babon (Joshua Suherman) as they search ...

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 ...

A large crowd of people attended the funeral of Maridjan, Merapi's spiritual keeper Just off the sharply inclined road, snaking its way towards Mount Merapi, there is a clearing in the forest. The ...

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 ...