MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia – Some Indonesian villagers are trying to appease the rumbling Mount Merapi in Indonesia. An elderly man entrusted with being the volcano's spiritual guardian led a dozen ...

Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, erupted Sunday. About a quarter-million people live in Merapi's immediate vicinity. Civilians, many of whom live on the volcano's slopes, were advised to ...

Indonesia's deadly Mount Merapi erupted Wednesday with its biggest volcanic blast yet, spewing hot clouds up to six miles away and forcing the government to evacuate people from refugee camps who had ...

PADANG, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mt. Merapi erupted with white-and-gray ash plumes Sunday, stranding and injuring climbers and spreading volcanic ash over several villages. Two climbing routes were ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mt. Merapi volcano spewed giant plumes of hot clouds Thursday as hundreds more residents were evacuated from its fertile slopes. Authorities evacuated more than 500 ...

A viral post on Twitter here by Matt Thomas makes the claim that a recent eruption of Mt. Merapi in Indonesia emitted more carbon dioxide than “every car driven in history”. The post is accompanied by ...

Mt. Merapi in Indonesia violently erupted today, sending ash 20,000 feet into the air. At least six people were killed. Reports from the scene describe soldiers loading villagers into trucks as rocks ...

Mount Merapi threw ash thousands of feet into the air today, and officials warn it could erupt at any time. People are fleeing the nearby city of Yogyakarta, about 20 miles south of the volcano. The ...

Mt. Merapi spewed a column of gas and sent clouds of hot ash tumbling down its slopes Thursday, causing 15,000 villagers to flee. Some jumped into rivers to escape the searing heat, and others sped ...

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