The sounds of the eruption can be heard 30 kilometers (18 miles), authorities said. It was the largest lava on Mount Merapi since the government raised its danger point in November, said Hanik Humaida, director of the Yogyakarta Center for Vulcanology and Geological Risk. Mitigation.
He said the volcano’s lava dome was developing rapidly, causing the formation of hot lava and fuel clouds on its slopes.
After the morning rain, the ash turned to dust in several villages. More than 1,50 people, mostly elderly people living within five kilometers (3 miles) of the crater, were evacuated to barracks enabled for displaced persons.
In November, the government evacuated some 2,000 people living on the mountain in Magelang and Sleman districts, but most have returned since then.
The alert is being maintained at this time and the government has told others to stay out of an existing danger zone around the crater.
The 2968-meter (9737-foot) volcano is located on the densely populated island of Java near the ancient city of Yogyakarta, is the maximum asset of dozens of Indonesian volcanoes and has recently erupted several times with clouds of lava and gas.
Merapi’s last primary eruption in 2010 killed 347 people.