He Merapi volcanolocated in the central region of the Indonesian island of Java, expelled this Saturday hot lava river about one and a half kilometersas well as clouds of smoke and ash, which caused the alarm of local authorities, without the need to evacuate the population at the moment.

“There is a lava eruption reaching 1500 meters southwest“, according to a statement released today by the Geological Disaster Research and Development Center (BPPTKG, an acronym in Indonesian).

Warns the population of nearby cities to avoid activities in hazardous areas, in radius from 3 to 7 kilometers from the crater of the volcanoalthough the evacuation of the population has not yet been recognized as necessary.

“A explosive eruption it could reach a distance of 3 kilometers from the crater,” he adds.

Merapi, Mr. 2968 meters highlocated on the border between the special region of Yogyakarta and the province of Central Java, and is the most active volcano in the Asian country and one of the most eruptive in the world, and was at the second maximum level of danger.

Its last major eruption occurred in 2010. caused the death of 347 people. and forced the evacuation of almost 400,000 people, of which 3,000 families had to be resettled permanently.