Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts again - ash cloud reaches 9,600 feet and covers villages in ash

Images showed ash-covered houses and roads in a village near the volcano.

Images broadcast on local outlet Kompas TV showed ash-covered houses and roads at a village near the volcano, located on Java Island, near Indonesia's cultural capital Yogyakarta.Authorities established a restricted zone of seven kilometres from the crater after the eruption, which was recorded at 12:12 pm .

Nearby residents should also expect"disruptions" from ash and be aware of potential dangers from volcanic mudflow, particularly if it rains near the volcano, Muhari said. The volcano's last major eruption in 2010 killed more than 300 people and forced the evacuation of some 280,000 residents.

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