Indonesia's Mt Merapi erupts, spewing ash 6km high

JAKARTA (AFP): Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted twice on Sunday, sending clouds of grey ash 6,000 metres (6km) into the sky, the country's geological agency said.

The two eruptions lasted around seven minutes, according to the agency, and prompted local authorities to order residents to stay outside a three-kilometre no-go zone around the rumbling crater near Indonesia's cultural capital Yogyakarta.

Local media reported that people in neighbouring areas including Sleman and Klaten heard strong rumbling sounds this morning.

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