Generally speaking , Mount Merapi has passed its dangerous phase , '' the government says . It cited recent eruptions vs. historic ones and compared magma flow . Eruptions that started on October 26 and have killed 191 people . The last eruption was in 1963 when a volcano erupted at an altitude of about 6,700 meters ( 19,500 feet ).
Generally speaking , Mount Merapi has passed its dangerous phase , '' the government says . It cited recent eruptions vs. historic ones and compared magma flow . Eruptions that started on October 26 and have killed 191 people . Nearly 344,000 residents have been displaced .