Mount Merapi spews hot lava amid rising volcanic activity

Mount Merapi, located between Central Java and Yogyakarta, spewed hot lava for six times with maximum distance of 600 meter toward southwest on Monday (January 18, 2021), as seen from Wonorejo District in Sleman, Yogyakarta, according to the Geological Disaster Research and Technology Development Centre (BPPTKG). During the observation period from 6 to 12.a.m local time, the BPPTKG also recorded one huge ash cloud at height of up 50 meters above the crater peak and with maximum distance 1 kilometer.

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