Mount Merapi, located on the border between the Indonesian province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, erupted twice, yesterday morning, spewing smoke and ash.<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s geological disaster institute BPPTKG, in a written statement reported that, the volcano spewed hot ash at 5.50 a.m. and 5.59 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n
Authorities have told nearby residents, to avoid the area within a seven-kilometre radius of the crater.<\/p>\n
The status of Mount Merapi, the most active of Indonesia\u2019s 130 volcanoes, has stayed unchanged at its second highest level since Nov, 2020.<\/p>\n
In 2010, its major eruption killed over 300 people and displaced 20,000 residents.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: Nam News Network (NNN)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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