Villagers flee as volcano erupts

Hundreds of people have fled their villages along the slopes of Indonesia’s most volatile volcano after it started belching smoke and ash, a disaster official said today.

Villagers flee as volcano erupts

Hundreds of people have fled their villages along the slopes of Indonesia’s most volatile volcano after it started belching smoke and ash, a disaster official said today.

Disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said Mount Merapi on Java island rumbled as heavy rain fell around its cloud-covered crater early today.

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