In this photo taken using slow camera shutter speed, hot lava runs down from the crater of Mount Merapi, in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, early Monday, Aug. 9, 2021.

Villagers living on Merapi’s fertile slopes are advised to stay 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the crater’s mouth and should be aware of the peril of lava, the agency said.

The lack of visitors and lack of access to view current lava flows are the biggest challenges for lava tour companies at the moment. Skip to content. KHON2.

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia >> Indonesia’s Mount Merapi continued to erupt Friday, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM. Passengers on a Lava Ocean Tours boat on May 21 got up close to a large plume of “laze” in Lower Puna as lava entered the ocean.

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Clouds of hot ash shot 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) into the sky and an avalanche of lava and searing gas […] YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s most volatile volcano erupted Friday, ...

People are advised to stay 3.1 miles from the crater’s mouth and to beware of the peril of lava, the agency said. Ash from the eruption blanketed several villages and nearby towns, Humaida said.

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