But such manmade markers aren’t givens, particularly in rural areas; for people living on the island of the Java, it’s a chain of volcanoes ... the first accurate map of Java that showed ...

An insider tip for West Java The volcano is around a three-hour drive from Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, and a one-hour drive from the city of Bandung, which is popular with tourists for its ...

as they issued their highest warning for the area in the east of Java island. There were no immediate reports of any casualties from the eruption of the Semeru volcano and Indonesia's transport ...

The volcano has spewed out its largest gas cloud yet, experts said. The Indonesian authorities are stepping up emergency preparations in case of a major eruption. Scientists fear the volcano, which ...

Volcanic ash was a flight hazard for American airlifters who spent 10 days training with their Indonesian counterparts on the island of Java last month. A pair of C-130J Super Hercules ...

More than 2,400 villagers have now fled their homes and taken shelter in 11 evacuation centers after the highest mountain on the country's main island of Java erupted early Sunday morning.

Indonesia's highest volcano erupted Sunday, releasing searing gas clouds and rivers of lava on the Java Island. The evacuation of people, which includes children and seniors, living near the ...

Located on the densely populated island of Java, Merapi is the most active of the more than 120 volcanoes across the country. A 2010 eruption killed 247 people and forced the evacuation of 20,000 ...

Indonesia's Merapi volcano has erupted on the island of Java, sending a hot cloud seven kilometres into the atmosphere. The nearly 3,000-meter-high volcano is one of the country's most active.

STORY: About 2,500 people have been forced to evacuate on the Indonesian island of Java over its erupting volcano, Mount Semeru. Reuters video shows villagers desperately trying to flee, and homes ...