Merapi erupts again.

[Gandolf]

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia - Officials evacuated 11,000 villagers from around Mount Merapi volcano as it shot out lava and superheated clouds of gas, authorities said Tuesday.

[Gandolf]

Well it is finally letting loose.

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia - Mount Merapi spewed a column of gas and sent clouds of hot ash tumbling down its slopes Thursday, causing 15,000 villagers to flee. Some jumped into rivers to escape the searing heat, and others sped off in trucks.