Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupts with bursts of lava, ash
The Hindu
The mountain has seen increased volcanic activity in recent weeks, with its lava dome growing rapidly, before it partially collapsed on Sunday.
Indonesia's most volatile volcano erupted Sunday on the densely populated island of Java, spewing smoke and ash high into the air and sending streams of lava and gasses down its slopes. No casualties were reported. Mount Merapi is the most active of more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia and has repeatedly erupted with lava and gas clouds recently. The 2,968-meter (9,737-foot) peak is near Yogyakarta, an ancient city of several hundred thousand people embedded in a large metro area. The mountain has seen increased volcanic activity in recent weeks, with its lava dome growing rapidly, before it partially collapsed on Sunday, sending rocks and ash flowing down the volcano's southwest flank, said Hanik Humaida, who heads the city of Yogyakarta's Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center.More Related News