Indonesia volcano still shooting ash

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JAKARTA, Nov 11 (AFP):Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi was shooting clouds of ash high into the sky on Thursday after a series of major eruptions, and an alert status remains in force, an official said.
"Merapi's intensity has slowed down, but small eruptions still occur and its status is still alert," government volcanologist Raden Sukhyar said.
"The volcano still belches volcanic ash. It just shot ash up to 1,000 metres high at 6:00 am today (2300 GMT Wednesday), but the ash had no potential to reach anywhere other than the slope of Merapi," he said.
Since Mount Merapi started erupting in late October, a total of 194 people have perished and more than 360,000 people have been forced to live in makeshift camps outside the danger zone.