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Indonesias 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 countrys most active volcano...
Merapi, on the densely populated island of Java, unleashed clouds of hot ash and a mixture of rock, lava and gas that traveled up to 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) down its slopes..
A column of hot clouds rose 100 meters (yards) into the air, said the National Disaster Management Agencys spokesperson Abdul Muhari...
No casualties have been reported.. It was Merapis biggest lava flow since authorities raised the alert level to the second-highest in November 2020, said Hanik Humaida, the head of Yogyakartas Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center...
She said residents living on Merapis slopes were advised to stay 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) away from the craters mouth and be aware of the danger posed by lava...
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