Indonesia's deadly Mount Merapi erupted Wednesday with its biggest volcanic blast yet, spewing hot clouds up to six miles away and forcing the government to evacuate people from refugee camps who had ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mt. Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia released incandescent lava 81 times in a span of just 12 hours on Friday with a maximum sliding distance of 1.3 kilometers (0.8 miles). The Center for Research ...

The huge volcanic eruptions of Mount Merapi in 2006 and 2010 transformed the face of Kaliadem village in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta. It is the nearest area to Mt. Merapi and was once a campsite for ...

BATU PALANO, Indonesia — Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mt. Merapi volcano found 11 more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise eruption two days ago, raising the ...

The continuing eruptions and belches of steam and ash from Indonesia's Mount Merapi have sent locals fleeing, fearing larger eruptions and wondering when the spewing lava will stop. Gunung Merapi, as ...

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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 ...

The volcanic eruptions in Central Java have caused food shortages in the region. Thick ash, rocks and rivers of hot mud have destroyed farmland up to 20 kilometres away from Mount Merapi. The ...

As of November 5, 2010, the death toll topped 100, nearly 90,000 were left homeless and relief workers were forced to move evacuation camps further from away from Mount Merapi. Indonesian President ...