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.
Merapi, on the densely populated island of Java, unleashed clouds of hot ash and a mixture of rock, lavaand gas that traveled up to seven kilometres down its slopes. A column of hot clouds rose 100 metres into the air, said the National Disaster Management Agency's spokesperson Abdul Muhari.The eruption throughout the day blocked out the sun and blanketed several villages with falling ash. No casualties have been reported.
She said residents living on Merapi's slopes were advised to stay seven kilometres away from the crater's mouth and be aware of the danger posed by lava.The 2,968-metre mountain is about 30 kilometres from Yogyakarta, an ancient center of Javanese culture and the seat of royal dynasties going back centuries. About a quarter million people live within 10 kilometres of the volcano.
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