Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupts again

Mount Merapi, Indonesia’s most active volcano located in central Java province, has begun spewing clouds of hot ash again, but there are no reports of casualties yet.

The new eruptions occurred early on Tuesday Morning but caused no panic among the residents living near the volcano, as hot ash spread in a southern direction by 3 kilometers, Xinhuanet reported.

Scientists have warned that the volcano could continue rumbling for some time.

“It could go on for weeks, even months,” believed vulcanologist Subandrio, reported AFP.

Mount Merapi has erupted dozens of times since October 26, in the process killing 38 people and forcing around 70,000 to take shelter.

The previous eruption of Mount Merapi in 2006 killed two people. A 1994 eruption claimed 60 lives and a major eruption in 1930 killed more than 1,000 people.

International airlines have cancelled flights to airports near Mount Merapi due to the massive clouds of ash caused by the recent eruptions.

The slopes of the mountain and nearby areas are covered with grey ash, while almost 70,000 residents remain in government shelters.

Indonesia has suffered severely from the wrath of nature recently as it battles the recent Tsunami which has killed nearly 500 people and now with these new eruptions from Mount Merapi more chaos could be about to be inflicted upon the Indonesians again.