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 ...

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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 ...

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 – Some Indonesian villagers are trying to appease the rumbling Mount Merapi in Indonesia. An elderly man entrusted with being the volcano's spiritual guardian led a dozen ...

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 ...

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YOGYAKARTA: Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted on Sunday (Jan 21), spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the ...

I sat in the hostel lobby, ready for another challenge. The challenge was to see sunrise atop an active volcano. I was in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. With all my equipment ready, camera and phone charged, ...