YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia--Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches ... after midnight and fast-moving pyroclastic flows, a mixture of rock, lava and gas, traveled up to 5 kilometers ...

Mount Merapi (meaning Mountain of Fire) is an active stratovolcano (or composite volcano) located in south-east Asia, on the island of Java, Indonesia, a lower middle income country (LMIC).

Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted on December 3, killing at least 23 climbers. Over 200 search and rescue personnel are looking for the missing victims. More from News Indonesia's Mount Merapi ...