Java, one of the world’s most densely populated islands, currently faces elevated volcanic activity from Mount Semeru, Mount ...

YOGYAKARTA--Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as ...

Mount Merapi released a pyroclastic flow that traveled 2 kilometers southwest as the volcano remains at Alert Level III.

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 ...

Massive rockfalls at Indonesia’s Merapi volcano sent thick clouds of ash billowing into the sky and down its slopes. The ...

Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, erupted again in 2026, sending ash into the sky as its ongoing eruptive phase continued. The volcano has also produced repeated lava avalanches and pyroclastic ...

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Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted on Saturday with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country's most active ...