Indonesia's Mt Merapi volcano erupts twice spewing hot clouds as far as 1,500 metres

Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted twice on Monday, spewing hot clouds as far as 1,500 metres, according to the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center. The center's head Hanik Humaida said the first eruption occurred at 2.03 a.m. for 134 seconds with an amplitude of 40 mm, reports Xinhua news agency. "The first hot clouds rolled up to 1,300 metres to the southwest," said Humaida. The second eruption came at 5.11 a.m. for 150 seconds with an amplitude of 48 mm, belching ash clouds as far as 1,500 metres. Between 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., Merapi also released incandescent lava five times as far as 1,000 metres. (IANS)

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