Indonesia's Mount Merapi has erupted again in a major blast that sent people into the streets.
The latest eruption was one of several that spewed hot ash clouds and lava into the sky. At least six eruptions on Friday prompted officials to warn residents to be on high alert and stay away from the volcano.
On Friday morning, one eruption sent a massive plume above the mountaintop, extreme weather chaser James Reynolds said. Ash drifted to the south after the eruption about 10 a.m. local time, Reynolds said. The plume was about 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) high.
Residents started streaming down the mountain, heading for safer ground. Some were being evacuated after returning home following eruptions earlier in the week, said observers from the Volcanology Agency near Merapi.
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