YOGYAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia’s Mount Merapi, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted on Saturday, spewing out smoke and ash that blanketed villages near the crater.
There were no immediate reports of casualties, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said. Images broadcast on local outlet Kompas TV showed ash-covered houses and roads at a village near the volcano, located on Java Island, near Indonesia’s cultural capital Yogyakarta.
The Merapi Volcano Observatory estimated the ash cloud reached 9,600 feet above the summit. Authorities established a restricted zone of seven kilometres from the crater.
More details on Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin
