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View all search resultsMount Semeru volcano alert status raised to highest level
East Java’s Mount Semeru erupted on Sunday, spewing hot ash clouds around 1.6 kilometers into the sky, prompting authorities to raise the volcano’s alert status to the highest level.
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ast Java’s Mount Semeru erupted on Sunday, spewing hot ash clouds around 1.6 kilometers into the sky, prompting authorities to raise the volcano’s alert status to the highest level.
The eruption of the highest mountain on the island of Java, located around 800 km southeast of capital Jakarta, sparked the evacuation of nearby villages.
The increased alert level “means the danger has threatened people’s settlements and the volcano’s activity has escalated,” spokesperson Hendra Gunawan from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM) told broadcaster Kompas TV.
“Japan’s weather agency warned that a tsunami could arrive at the islands of Miyako and Yaeyama in the southern prefecture of Okinawa,” reported Kyodo news agency.
It said the tsunami could arrive by 2:30 p.m. local time (0530 GMT), but there were no reports of any damage an hour after that time had passed.
“Hot avalanches” were caused by piles of lava sliding down from the top of the volcano after the eruption, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Abdul Muhari.
