Hundreds evacuated as Indonesia’s Merapi threatens to erupt

A motorist rides past by as Mount Merapi looms in the background, in Sleman, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. Indonesian authorities began evacuating people living on the volatile volcano's fertile slopes on Friday following an increase in volcanic activity. - AP

JAKARTA, Nov 7 (Bloomberg): Indonesian authorities evacuated hundreds of residents living near the country’s most active volcano after raising the alert level earlier this week.

More than 600 people in vulnerable groups such as the elderly, pregnant women and children, as well as those with disabilities, were evacuated on Saturday, the National Disaster Management Agency said in a statement.