Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, erupted Sunday. About a quarter-million people live in Merapi's immediate vicinity. Civilians, many of whom live on the volcano's slopes, were advised to ...

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Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Saturday with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano.

These are the lyrics of a song performed during a Radio Lintas Merapi broadcast aimed at providing disaster mitigation education for the station’s kid listeners. The community radio station commonly ...

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have advised residents living close to Mt Merapi on the island of Java to stay clear of designated danger zones as volcanic activity continues. Mt Merapi spewed hot ...

Just because a volcano has stopped erupting doesn't mean it isn't still dangerous. Roughly 341 people have died since Mount Merapi began erupting in central Indonesia on Oct. 26. As of Dec. 3, ...

PADANG, Indonesia — The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday after a furious eruption the day before of Indonesia’s Mt. Merapi volcano, as rescuers searched for 12 still missing. Merapi has ...

Jakarta (AFP) – Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava more than two kilometres from the crater. Dramatic images of lava pouring from the ...

There were no immediate reports of casualties, the country's disaster mitigation agency said. Images broadcast on local outlet Kompas TV showed ash-covered houses and roads at a village near the ...

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Volcano watchers across Indonesia are on high alert after Mount Merapi erupted once again today (Nov. 2). It was the volcano's 10th eruption since Oct. 26. Rumblings have also been detected at 21 ...