Mount Merapi releases volcanic material into the air as seen from Turgo village in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Mount Merapi, which is found on the border separating the Central Java and Special Region of Yogyakarta provinces in the country, is almost 3000 metres tall. Not only is it the most active of Indonesia's 500 volcanoes, but it's also one of the most active in the entire world.
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A number of villages located on the island of Java were covered in a thick blanket of ash and rumbling sounds were heard miles away from the volcano.
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An eruption in 2010 left more than 300 people dead and forced almost 400,000 people to take refuge. The volcano has since continued rumbling, spewing hot ash and volcanic material in a series of eruptions over the past decade.