Indonesia raises volcano threat level, sets no-go-zone Indonesian authorities are raising the danger level for the volatile Mount Merapi volcano on densely populated Java island and ordering a halt to tourism and mining activitiesYOGYAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian authorities raised the danger level for the volatile Mount Merapi volcano on the densely populated island of Java on Thursday and ordered a halt to tourism and mining activities. Indonesia’s geological agency raised Merapi’s alert level, which had been at the third-highest level since it began erupting last year, to the second-highest level after sensors picked up increasing activity. He said authorities have halted the climbing of Merapi and mining activities along its rivers. About a quarter million people live within a 10-kilometer (6-mile) radius of the volcano, according to authorities in surrounding districts. Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 250 million people, sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Source: ABC News November 05, 2020 09:45 UTC