Indonesian volcano Mount Merapi erupts, planes advised to take caution

Ashes spew from Mount Merapi during an eruption in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Feb 13, 2020. - AFP

JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Thursday (Feb 13) as fiery red molten lava streamed down from the crater and it belched clouds of grey ash 2,000m into the sky.

Authorities did not raise the rumbling volcano's alert status after the early-morning eruption, but they advised commercial planes to take caution in the area.