- Volcano erupted on border between Central Java and Yogyokarta in Indonesia
- Mount Merapi is Indonesia’s most active volcano, 27 people were killed in 1994
- It started to erupt at at 7:40 PM EST and smoke reached a height of 5,500m
A volcano has erupted on the border between Central Java and Yogyokarta in Indonesia causing chaos and halting flights to the region.
The volcano started to erupt at 7:40 PM EST on Friday morning, with the thick plume of smoke reaching a height of 5,500m above the summit, Indonesia’s Research and Development Center for Geological Disaster Technology has said.
The eruption has brought thick smoke and ash to areas near Mount Merapi, Antara News reported.
A volcano has erupted on the border between Central Java and Yogyokarta in Indonesia causing chaos and halting flight to the region
The volcano started to erupt at at 7:40 PM EST, with the thick plume of smoke reaching a height of 5,500m above the summit
A view of Mount Merapi following an eruption as seen from Donoharjo village, near Yogyakarta, on the island of Java, Indonesia May 11, 2018
The Research and Development Center for Geological Disaster Technology said there was a noticeable increase in the crater rate at 6.00am – about 2 hours before the eruption.
The Regional Disaster Management Agency has urged people around Mount Merapi to evacuate.
Merapi is the most active volcano in Indonesia and thousands of people live in villages on the flanks of the volcano.
‘Residents who live in a radius of 5km from the crater of Merapi is expected to come down and evacuate,’ Edi Danarto of the Quick Reaction Team said.
Stunned villagers lined the streets at the foot of the volcano to record the sight of thick smoke billowing from the mountain above.
Previous eruptions have caused fatalities, including a large explosion in 1994 which killed 27 people in November.
The Research and Development Center for Geological Disaster Technology said there was a noticeable increase in the crater rate at 6.00am – about 2 hours before the eruption
‘Residents who live in a radius of 5km from the crater of Merapi is expected to come down and evacuate,’ Edi Danarto of the Quick Reaction Team said
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