Ash and smoke continued to spew from Mount Merapi in central Java on Monday, March 13, following an eruption on Saturday which forced authorities to halt tourism and mining activities in the area.

Mount Merapi continued to take its toll today, as the bodies of four rescue team members were recovered from the slopes of the volcano. In the past two weeks of eruptions taking place in west Java ...

Merapi is much more than just a mountain to the people of central Java. It is seen as a representation of the sacred Mount Meru of Hindu mythology, or as the home of more ancient Javanese spirits, and ...

On the densely populated island of Java, Merapi unleashed Sunday clouds of hot ash and a mixture of rock, and lava that traveled up to 1.2 miles down its slopes. Several of Indonesia’s active ...

JAKARTA: Mount Merapi, an active volcano in Central Java and Yogyakarta, has recently emitted lava and pyroclastic flows that reached distances of up to 1.5km from its summit.

Volcanic materials spew from Mount Merapi volcano as seen from Sumberejo village in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, March 28, 2023. (Photo by Budi Siswanto/Xinhua) ...

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 ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi has erupted, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country ...