WEST SUMATRA, INDONESIA – Hot ash rained down on villages southeast of Mount Merapi after several eruptions last month.
On Sunday afternoon, residents captured images of a huge cloud of volcanic ash that shot up to a height of 7,800 feet for about four minutes, according to the Regional Disaster Management Bureau.
The photographer was upwind of the prevailing wind, escaping the falling hot ash. Authorities have reported no deaths so far.
According to the report, there were four separate lava flows that ran a little more than a mile down the slope. Indonesia News Agency.
The ash mixed with heavy rain and fog, soaking the two villages in muddy, gritty rain.
Cameras at the Geohazard Technology Research and Development Center were obscured by fog, ash and rain.
Mt Merapi It is considered one of the most active volcanoes in the country.
Volcanoes erupt every 2 to 5 years.
Authorities have maintained the threat level at 3 out of 4 since November 2020. According to local media.
Everyone is encouraged to stay at least 7.9 miles from the crater.
