Indonesia's Mt Merapi volcano spews ash clouds again


Ash and lava spewing from Mount Merapi on June 25, 2021. - AFP

JAKARTA (Xinhua): Indonesia's most active volcano Merapi emitted ash clouds three times as far as 3km to the southeast, with ashes spreading to areas in Yogyakarta, head of the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center (BPPTKG) Hanik Humaida said Friday (June 25).

The hot clouds erupted three times at 4.43am local time with an amplitude of 75 mm. The first clouds ran for 61 seconds, the second for 131 seconds and the third, 245 seconds.

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