Indonesia s Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds in eruptions overnight Thursday that forced about 250 residents to flee to temporary shelters and left ash blanketing nearby villages and towns. No casualties were reported.
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds in eruptions yesterday that forced about 250 residents to flee to temporary shelters, and left ash blanketing nearby villages and towns.
No casualties were reported.
The volcano on the densely populated island of Java unleashed clouds of hot ash at least seven times just before and after midnight and fast-moving pyroclastic flows, a mixture of rock, lava and gas, traveled up to 5km down its slopes, Indonesian National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said in a statement.
The rumbling sound could be heard several kilometers away.
He said 253 people were evacuated
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano has spewed avalanches of hot clouds in eruptions overnight that forced about 250 residents to flee to temporary shelters