Authorities evacuate residents from the fertile slopes of the mountain as it belches hot gas and debris. Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds on Thursday morning as hundreds of residents were evacuated from its fertile slopes. Lighter eruptions continued
A red warning means eruption is imminent with significant emission of volcanic ash likely, or that an eruption is underway. A special weather statement was issued by the National Weather Service Honolulu, which reads: “Web cams and radar data indicate a strong