Indonesia’s Mount Merapi has erupted 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 volcano.
Men watch as Mount Merapi releases volcanic materials during an eruption in Sleman, Indonesia, Saturday, March 11, 2023. – 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 country’s most active volcano.
The eruption throughout the day blocked out the sun and blanketed several villages with falling ash. No casualties have been reported.second-highest in November 2020,She said residents living on Merapi’s slopes were advised to stay 7 kilometers away from the crater’s mouth and be aware of the danger posed by lava.The 2,968-meter mountain is about 30 kilometers from Yogyakarta, an ancient center of Javanese culture and the seat of royal dynasties going back centuries.
Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity because it sits along the “Ring of Fire,” a horseshoe-shaped series of seismic fault lines around the Pacific Ocean.
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