Indonesia raises alert for Merapi volcano on densely populated island of Java

Authorities taking no chances after series of eruptions killed more than 350 people in 2010

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Mount Merapi volcano erupts in Indonesia

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Indonesia has raised the alert level for its most active volcano and authorities have ordered villages living on its slopes to evacuate.

Mount Merapi, on the densely populated island of Java, has erupted four times since Monday, sending out a 3,500m (11,483ft) column of ash and smoke.

The authorities are taking no chances after a series of eruptions in 2010 killed more than 350 people.

Indonesia’s geological agency raised the alert level for Merapi from normal to “beware” due to its increased activity.

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Indonesia raises alert for Merapi volcano on densely populated island of Java

Authorities taking no chances after series of eruptions killed more than 350 people in 2010

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