Mount Merapi spews hot lava amid rising volcanic activity

Villagers watched as huge ash cloud rise from the crater of Mount Merapi during an eruption seen from Wonorejo District in Sleman, Yogyakarta on Monday (January 18, 2021). The Geological Disaster Research and Technology Development Centre (BPPTKG) maintains the status of Mount Merapi at Level III or Alert with the potential danger due to its eruption is estimated to be within a maximun radius of five kilometers from the summit.

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