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 ...

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

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, Jakarta - Mount Merapi surrounded by four regencies in the province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), Indonesia, is currently still on alert status or Level III.

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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Lava and searing gas clouds spewed down the sides of the 9,721ft (2,963m) volcano on Wednesday. Indonesian authorities raised the danger level of Mount Merapi, on Java island, in November last year to ...

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 ...