Indonesian media reported the eruption of the Semeru volcano on the island of East Java, prompting the authorities to raise the warning level to the highest level.
The local Jakarta newspaper said that the Semeru volcano on the island of East Java exploded, at dawn on Sunday, and threw a column of ash up to a height of 1.5 km, prompting the authorities to warn citizens and urge them to stay away from the place of the volcano eruption.
Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency warned residents on the island not to conduct any activities within 5 km of the eruption center and to stay at least 500 meters from the river banks due to fears of lava flows.
