Mount Merapi Erupts in Indonesia, Spreading Gas Clouds and Lava oneindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oneindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Indonesia's Mount Merapi, known for frequent activity, released a large amount of ash. The alert level was raised, and residents were advised to avoid staying overnight near the danger zone.
Mount Merapi unleashed clouds of hot ash at least seven times since Sunday morning, as well as a series of fast-moving pyroclastic flows, a mixture of rock, debris, lava and gasses.