Indonesia: Residents flee after volcano warning

People have abandoned their homes in a bustling city of 400,000 at the foot of Indonesia’s rumbling volcano today, cramming onto trains, buses and rented vehicles as authorities warned Mount Merapi could erupt again at any time.

Indonesia: Residents flee after volcano warning

People have abandoned their homes in a bustling city of 400,000 at the foot of Indonesia’s rumbling volcano today, cramming onto trains, buses and rented vehicles as authorities warned Mount Merapi could erupt again at any time.

A mass burial yesterday for many of the 141 people killed in the last two weeks served as a reminder of the mountain’s devastating power.

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