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Mount Merapi erupts in Java, sending ash and smoke into the sky as the scene is caught on camera. The footage shows the ...

A lava dome collapse at Mount Merapi sends hot volcanic material surging into the Krasak River system. The fast-moving flow ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Monday with its biggest lava flow in months, sending a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 3.5 kilometers (more than 2 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, erupted early Thursday ...

A volcanic eruption on Indonesia's turbulent Mount Merapi churned and boiled Monday, sending renewed flows of lava and ash down its slopes for a second day. Pyroclastic flows—avalanches of rock, ash ...

A thin line of skeletal white trees zigzags down the southern side of Mount Merapi and ends near a plateau housing a Pompeiian collection of geological mementoes. Outdoor stalls sell mini- volcano ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi continued to erupt Friday, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano. The ...

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

Mount Merapi's volcanic activities have increased on the occasion of 1 Suro or Islamic New Year 1 Muharram 1448 Hijriah, Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

Merapi’s last major eruption in 2010 killed 347 people and caused the evacuation of 20,000 villagers. Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity ...