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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated 27 roads included in the Regional Road Presidential Instruction (IJD) in South Sulawesi Province. The ...

Read CNN’s Fast Facts about Volcanoes and learn more about mountains that open downward to a reservoir of molten rock.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at volcanoes, mountains that open downward to a reservoir of molten rock. Facts:More than 80% of the

Mount Merapi, located near the city of Klaten in Central Java, Indonesia, erupted on Sunday, January 21, spewing ash toward 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 […]

The Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Monday inaugurated four roads in Magelang District, Central Java, which plays a role for the residents' evacuation access

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inspected the Surakarta-Purwodadi road section in Sragen District on the second day of his working visit to Central Java ...

Indonesias Mount Merapi unleashes lava as other volcanoes flare up, forcing thousands to evacuate | World News

Mt. Merapi—the most active of over 100 volcanoes across Indonesia—erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes.

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the evacuation of thousands. On the densely populated island of Java, Merapi unleashed clouds of hot ash and a mixture of rock, and lava that […]

YOGYAKARTA: Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted on Sunday (Jan 21), spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the evacuation of thousands.