Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupts, covering villages in ash

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupts, covering villages in ash: Mount Merapi, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted, spewing smoke and ash into the surrounding villages. There were no immediate reports of casualties, the the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. The images broadcasted shows ash-covered houses and roads at a village near the volcano, in Yogyakarta.

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More About The Mount Merapi volcano eruption:

According to the Merapi Volcano Observatory, the ash cloud rose 9,600 feet (3,000 metres) above the summit.

Authorities established a restricted zone of seven kilometres from the crater after the eruption, which was recorded at 12:12 pm (0512 GMT).

The extent of the damage:

At least eight villages near the volcano have been affected by volcanic ash, an officer at one of Merapi’s observation posts said in a statement.

The history of the Mt Merapi’s volcanic activities:

The volcano’s most recent major eruption in 2010 killed over 300 people and forced the evacuation of 280,000 people. It was Merapi’s most powerful eruption since 1930, when about 1,300 people were killed. An eruption in 1994 left about 60 people dead. The volcano’s alert status has remained at the second-highest level since 2020 after showing renewed activity.

Mount Merapi: the most active volcano in Indonesia:

• Mount Merapi is known as the “Fire Mountain” in Indonesia and Java.
• It is an active stratovolcano that is located on the border between the Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces, Indonesia.
• It is considered Indonesia’s most active volcano and has erupted on a regular basis since 1548.
• It is the youngest group of volcanoes in southern Java that is situated at a subduction zone of the Indo-Australian Plate and Sunda Plate.
• At this subduction zone, the Indo-Australian Plate subducts under the Sunda Plate.