The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has continued to take steps to ensure that people can carry on with their lives during times of volcanic activity in .
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Indonesia’s Mount Merapi continued to erupt Friday, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano. The volcano on the densely populated island of Java unleashed clouds of hot ash shortly before midnight Wednesday into early morning Thursday and fast-moving pyroclastic flows a mixture of rock, lava and gas traveled up to 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) down its slopes.