Indonesia had to close Adi Soemarmo International Airport in Central Java on March 3 following the eruption of Mount Merapi, a local official has said.

The eruption lasts about eight minutes, according to Indonesia’s Geology and Volcanology Research Agency. (Source: AFP/VNA)

The phenomenon lasted about eight minutes, according to Indonesia’s Geology and Volcanology Research Agency.

Indonesian authorities warned people to not go into the three-kilometer radius around the volcano.

The 2.930-metre mountain, located near the cities of Yogyakarta and Solo, is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia.

Its eruptions in 2010 killed over 350 people.

(Source: VNA)