The last major eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010 killed 353 people.

Indonesia’s most active volcano Mount Merapi erupts

More than 30,000 people have been evacuated from the area.

Philippines volcano: Ash and lava continues to spew as thousands flee

The Taal volcano in the Philippines has erupted, spewing lava and clouds of ash and steam and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands.

Police in New Zealand carried out "extensive shoreline and substantial aerial searches" but could not locate the missing pair. 

The latest victim died in hospital on Sunday evening.

Police released the identity of three of the victims on Sunday. 

The death toll has risen to eight with the confirmation on Thursday of two Sydney brothers being killed.

Nine people missing after a volcanic eruption in New Zealand have been named by authorities.

Monitoring agency GeoNet said further eruptions on White Island were ‘likely’.

Six people have been confirmed dead, with eight more missing, after Monday’s eruption at White Island.

New Zealand's most continuously active volcano White Island has erupted, killing five people and leaving many more unaccounted for.

The volcano has been defunct for 250 million years, so there's no danger of it spewing lava. 

A huge plume of smoke was sent 2km into the air on the small Italian island of Stromboli. 

The volcano sent ash flying more than three kilometres into the sky. 

Scientists have released a video recording of a volcanic eruption near Arequipa which was captured by a scientific drone.