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Active Volcano Mount Merapi Spews Pyroclastic Flow

Mount Merapi, a volcanic mountain spews lava as it erupts several times as seen from Turgo village, Sleman district in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on April 24, 2023. Merapi is located in one of the most densely populated parts of Java with over 11,000 people living on the slopes of the mountain. Mount Merapi, measuring 2,968 metres high, is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, with an eruption occurring every two to five years. (Photo by Garry Lotulung/NurPhoto)