Indonesian volcano erupts for 3rd time in week

Indonesia's deadly volcano has unleashed another powerful eruption, spewing towering clouds of hot ash. There were no immediate reports of new casualties or damage.

Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has killed at least 38 people in the past week.

Safari Dwiyono, a vulcanologist, said ash and debris were fired hundreds of metres into the air on Monday morning. Searing gases were also spilling down the slopes of the 3,000-metre mountain.

Indonesia is prone to earthquakes and eruptions because it straddles a series of fault lines and volcanoes known as the Pacific Ring of Fire.

On the other end of the country, rescue workers were ferrying aid to survivors of a tsunami, which followed an eruption on Tuesday, that killed at least 450 people. A smaller eruption occurred Thursday.