Indonesia Volcano Merapi Erupts

[Troy]

Indonesia's most volatile volcano is erupting, spewing plumes of hot ash and hurling rocks into the air.

Officials say Mount Merapi, in central Java, began erupting just before dusk on Tuesday.
Scientists warn the pressure building up beneath its lava dome could lead to one of the most powerful blasts in years.

Thousands of residents living on the volcano's slopes have been evacuated.
However, a further 13,000 people need to be evacuated from within a 10-mile radius of the volcano, officials say.

As I mentioned in the Mount Sinabung eruption thread I love volcanoes. They are beautiful to watch when they erupt even though they cause so much damage. Second big volcano eruption this year in Indonesia. Terrible as well that a tsunami hit an island of Indonesia earlier today so there are two huge natural disasters in the country at the same time.