Indonesia’s most active volcano spews massive ash cloud 6,000m into the air

Eruption of Mount Merapi coated nearby communities with grey dust and forced an airport closure

Indonesia’s most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted on Tuesday, shooting a massive ash cloud some 6,000m (20,000ft) in the air which coated nearby communities with grey dust and forced an airport closure.

Ash mixed with sand rained down on towns as far as 10km (six miles) from the belching crater near Indonesia’s cultural capital Yogyakarta.

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