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Indonesia’s Mount Merapi has unleashed a torrent of hot clouds, turning the sky a fiery red, as molten lava flowed down its slopes with the eruption forcing about 250 locals in Indonesia’s Java Island to flee overnight on Thursday
The volcano is one of the most active in the world erupted multiple times overnight, spewing gas, volcanic ash and rocks that flowed over five kilometers down its slopes, the head of Indonesia’s National Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency said on Thursday.
“Due to the avalanches of hot clouds and ash, 253 people took shelter,” Abdul Muhari said in a statement.
Residents have been told to steer clear of an area spanning a seven-kilometer radius surrounding Merapi’s crater over warnings of lava and airborne volcanic material, Muhari added.
Hot clouds and smoke from the eruption blotted out the sky in parts of the densely-populated Java Island, near Indonesia’s cultural capital Yogyakarta.
Mount Merapi is on its second-highest alert level since November 2020 after showing renewed activity.
