| Javanese women carry grass to feed their cattle as Mount Merapi spews volcanic smoke in the background in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. Located on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," Indonesia has more active volcanoes than any other |
Mount Merapi has seen increased volcanic activity over the past week, and officials have raised the alert level for the 9,737-foot-high mountain to the most urgent level, said government volcanologist Surono, who uses only one name.
The mountain last erupted in 2006, when it sent an avalanche of blistering gases and rock fragments that killed two people as it raced down the mountain. A similar eruption in 1994 killed 60 people, while 1,300 people died in an eruption in 1930
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