Mount Merapi eruption halts tourism

Tourism authorities have decided to halt tourism and mining on the slopes of Mount Merapi, the country’s most active volcano, due to the eruption. Mount Merapi is located on the island of Java.

Currently, Indonesia is facing a volcanic eruption. As a result, tourism authorities have decided to halt tourism and mining on the slopes of Mount Merapi, the country’s most active volcano. Mount Merapi is located on the island of Java. It is the most active and important place for tourism.

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The volcano spewed fiery ash and pyroclastic flows on Wednesday night. It includes lava, rock and gas. This caused huge problems and threats as it traveled up to 5 kilometers up the slope. Lava at Mount Merapi was listed as the highest hazard level and was raised in November 2020.

“Dozens of minor eruptions continued during the day Thursday, sending rivers of lava and clouds of scorching gas down 2.5 kilometers down the slopes. No casualties were reported. Some 253 people were evacuated to temporary shelters but returned to the fertile slopes of the volcano after the event was over subsided,” said Hanik Humaida, director of the Volcanology and Geohazard Mitigation Center in Yogyakarta.

Residents of Merapi were reportedly evacuated and asked to stay 7 kilometers from their point of origin.