Indonesia's Most Active Volcano Erupts

An erupting volcano on Indonesia's Java island has sent ash and hot air onto surrounding villages, injuring at least six people. 

Scientists say Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, began erupting late Tuesday after days of rumbling that signaled a major eruption was possible. 

Journalists in the area reported seeing at least six people being taken to a hospital with burns from the ash and hot air. They said villagers who ignored warnings to evacuate were fleeing in panic. A two-month-old baby died as her mother fled the area.

Before the eruption, Indonesian authorities evacuated several thousand children and the elderly from villages on the volcano's slopes to makeshift shelters. But thousands of other villagers stayed behind to take care of their livestock and crops.

Mount Merapi last erupted in 2006, killing two people. A similar eruption in 1994 killed at least 60 people, while a 1930 eruption killed 1,300.