Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds in eruptions overnight Thursday that forced about 250 residents to flee to temporary shelters and left ash blanketing nearby villages ...

Mount Merapi, the central Indonesian volcano that began erupting on Oct. 26, continued its streak of eruptions over the weekend, pushing the death toll from its deadly blasts even higher. As of Sunday ...

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YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Monday with its biggest lava flow in months, sending a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing more than 2 miles down its slopes on ...

Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, erupted early Thursday morning, spewing an ash column around 6,500 feet in the air. Disaster management authorities are warning tourists and locals to ...

Several airlines have suspended flights into Indonesia's capital Jakarta after Mount Merapi's worst eruption in a century spewed volcanic ash up to five miles (8km) into the air. The move came as ...

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano on Java island erupted on Wednesday, sending up a cloud of ash and prompting authorities to warn of the risk of lava flows reaching roads, officials said. The 2,963 ...

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia >> Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Saturday with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s most volatile volcano erupted Friday, releasing plumes of ash high into the air and sending streams of lava with searing gas clouds flowing down its slopes. No ...

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 ...

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 ...