Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupted Thursday morning, forcing some 500 residents to flee amid fears of a larger eruption as seismic activity continued throughout the day.
Smaller eruptions continued throughout Thursday as evacuations continued, sending plumes of hot clouds hundreds of meters into the air above the 2,968-meter (9,737-foot) mountain and small avalanches of volcanic material down its slopes.
Sahabat Inisiator, evakuasi warga terdampak erupsi merapi masih terus dilakukan hingga kini. Semenjak guguran terjadi pada Selasa (5/1) warga masih diimbau untuk menjauhi area merapi hingga di batas aman. pic.twitter.com/XBJEKPAX1h
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Thousands of people had already been displaced by eruptions at Indonesia’s most active volcano in the past 12 months, and the alert level in the area was raised to its second-highest level in November after increased seismic activity was detected. (RT)
