US EditionIndonesia raises alert for Mount Semeru volcano to the highest level after a series of eruptions
Authorities evacuated thousands as Mount Semeru emitted pyroclastic flows and a 54,000-foot ash cloud, prompting a top-level alert and a red aviation warning from Australia VAAC.
- On Wednesday, Indonesian authorities raised Mount Semeru's alert to the highest level after eruptions blanketed several villages with ash, the Geological Agency showed volcanic material over Lumajang, East Java.
- Despite the risks, Indonesia sits on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire,' with over 270 million people and many living on Mount Semeru's fertile slopes, which erupts frequently.
- Video and seismograph data show Mount Semeru erupted three times early today at 4.10am, 5.09am and 6.05am, with ash plumes reaching roughly 500 metres and pyroclastic avalanches traveling up to 7 kilometers, while seismographs recorded strong signals, including a maximum amplitude of 22mm and a duration of 142 seconds.
- Thousands have been evacuated to secure locations, Lumajang Regency BPBD Rapid Response Team patrolled and moved elderly people, authorities reported no casualties while The Foreign Office warned against travel to exclusion zones.
- The Australia Volcanic Ash Advisory issued a red aviation warning after ash climbed to 54,000ft, and authorities listed Besuk Kobokan, Besuk Bang, Besuk Kembar, and Besuk Sat as likely affected valleys.
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Hundreds Evacuated as Indonesia Raises Mount Semeru to Highest Alert
The status of volcanic activity on Mount Semeru in East Java has been raised to a level four alert—the highest danger category—shortly after it erupted on Nov. 19, around 8 p.m. Authorities ordered evacuations across three villages in two districts—Supit Urang and Oro-Oro Ombo in Pronojiwo District, and Penanggal in Candipuro District—within Lumajang Regency. Local disaster agencies evacuated around 300 residents. The Indonesian government has d…
Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupted, spewing ash and sending lava flows miles away, forcing the evacuation of three high-risk villages.
Flight warning for Australia after massive volcano eruption in Indonesia
A major volcanic eruption in Indonesia has triggered an aviation warning in Australia, though so far no flights have been affected.Indonesia's Mount Semeru, the highest peak on Java island, erupted yesterday, blanketing several villages with falling ash, prompting evacuations and leading authorities to raise the alert to the highest level.The volcano unleashed searing clouds of hot ash and a mixture of rock, lava and gas that travelled up to 7k…
In the east of the Indonesian island of Java the volcano Semeru has erupted, which is only about 300 kilometers from the popular holiday island of Bali. The authorities proclaimed the highest warning level.
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