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Indonesia’s Mount Merapi Erupts Sending Ash Over Eastern Slopes

Mount Merapi, located in West Sumatra, Indonesia, experienced another eruption on Sunday, January 21, sending ash raining down on the eastern slopes of the mountain. The Center for Research and Development of Geological Disaster Technology (BPPTKG) reported that the eruption occurred around 2:14 pm local time with an amplitude of 70 mm and a duration of 239.64 seconds. “The wind around the peak of Mount Merapi is dominant towards the east, it is reported that the eastern slope area is affected by volcanic ash rain,” BPPTKG said. Merapi’s last eruption on December 4 resulted in the death of 11 climbers who were in the area when the incident occurred. Footage recorded by local resident @bocahe__tuhan shows a massive cloud of ash emanating from the volcano’s direction. Credit: Bocahe Tuhan via Storyful

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