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Mount Merapi in Indonesia erupted on Saturday with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava (Reuters)
The eruption had blocked out the sun and blanketed several villages with falling ash. No casualties have been reported.(Reuters)
The eruption caused poor visibility conditions in surrounding areas. (Reuters)
Here, a man is seen using cardboard to protect himself from ash (Reuters)
Authorities were forced to halt tourism and mining activities due to the eruption. (AP/PTI)
Merapi is the most active of more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia and has repeatedly erupted with lava and gas clouds recently.(Reuters)
An aerial view of houses covered with volcanic ash at an area affected by the eruption of Mount Merapi volcano is seen here(Reuters)
