Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupts in Java

Indonesia’s Merapi volcano has erupted on the island of Java, sending a hot cloud seven kilometres into the atmosphere.

The nearly 3,000-meter-high volcano is one of the country’s most active.

In 2010, Merapi last violently erupted, killing more than 350 people.

According to a local monitoring post, no residents have currently been evacuated.

Indonesia’s Merapi volcano has erupted on the island of Java, sending a hot cloud seven kilometres into the atmosphere. The nearly 3,000-meter-high volcano is one of the country’s most active. In 2010, Merapi last violently erupted, killing more than 350 people. According to a local monitoring post, no residents have currently been evacuated.

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