Experts note that so far, no “ash rain” has fallen, but local residents are advised not to approach the volcano closer than 13 km.
In Indonesia, in the province of East Java, the Semeru volcano has become active, spewing a column of ash to a height of 1.5 km. The eruption occurred early on Sunday morning and was directed southeastward toward the Besuk-Kobokan River. This was reported by CNN Indonesia.
“According to reports from the Semeru volcano observation post, the volcano erupted at an altitude of 1500 meters to the southeast. The status of the Semeru volcano remains at level 3 or alert,” the statement said.
Despite the volcano’s activation, the so-called “ash rain” did not occur. Experts also did not record any lava eruptions.
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Meanwhile, local authorities have warned that there is a danger of hot clouds, lava and lava flows along rivers upstream of the Semeru volcano. Therefore, residents were advised to refrain from all activities in the southeastern sector in the Besuk Kobokan area, 13 km from the volcano’s summit.
It should be noted that the Semeru volcano was last active in early December last year. At that time, the Indonesian Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported an increased level of danger, after which the authorities began evacuating the population near the mountain.
Earlier it was reported that in early March, the Merapi volcano erupted in Indonesia. Local authorities reported that smoke clouds were thrown into the air to a height of 7 km, and the lava flow stretched for a kilometer and a half.
In December 2018, Indonesia’s largest volcano, Soputan, erupted on the island of Sulawesi. The column of smoke rose to a height of 5 km, but fortunately, there were no casualties.
