The 2,956-meter (9,700-foot) volcano in Central Java had been assigned the highest alert status since mid-May.
Mount Merapi is one of the world's most active volcanoes.
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apanese photographer Kei Sugimoto posted a new video shot on a professional camera showing the collapse of the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11, 2001