Indonesia's Mount Merapi, the country’s most active volcano, erupted again on Friday, forcing a 5,000-metre ash cloud into the air in its second major activity this month, according to the Agence France-Presse.
Volcanic ash and sand covered areas several kilometres away from the country’s historic city of Yogyakarta. Local authorities said no damages have been reported.
"There has been no reports of damage from the eruption. We urge people to stay calm and not panic," said Agus Wibowo, spokesperson of the national disaster mitigation agency, cited by the news outlet.
And Now Mount #Merapi erupted in Indonesia today #Indonesia #MerapiErupsi #volcano pic.twitter.com/LVI5ihlDF8
— Rosy (@rose_k01) March 27, 2020
An earlier eruption by the volcano covered Yogyakarta and a neighbouring city with grey dust, prompting the shutdown of a local airport.
The most aggressive eruption of Mount Merapi recently took place in 2010, resulting in the death of over 300 people and the evacuation of 280,000, the volcano’s most powerful eruption since 1930
Erupsi Gunung Merapi pic.twitter.com/w4Bu7oDWBj
— Radit Kasih Tyanto (@radittyanto) March 27, 2020
This is mount Merapi Friday, March 27, 2020 pic.twitter.com/m7c8SYNxUF
— Deni Ardianta (@deniardianta) March 28, 2020
Eruption's of Mount #Merapi Indonesia today, monitored the direction of the wind to the west and northwest, a reminder of the rain of ash in the western region #MerapiWaspada #merapierupsi
— tealab.co (@tealabco) March 27, 2020
Source @MMCfm pic.twitter.com/sj2PPLtcur
