{"id":15698,"date":"2022-12-04T16:13:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T08:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15698"},"modified":"2022-12-04T16:13:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T08:13:02","slug":"indonesia-raises-volcano-warning-to-highest-after-semeru-erupts-evacuation-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15698","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia raises volcano warning to highest after Semeru erupts, evacuation underway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

JAKARTA, Dec 4<\/strong> – Indonesian authorities raised the warning on Semeru volcano to the highest level on Sunday after an eruption spewed a column of ash high into the air, the country’s vulcanology agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The evacuation of people, including children and seniors, living near the volcano in East Java province had also begun, said Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, BNPB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plume from the volcano reached a height of 50,000 feet (15 km), said Japan’s Meteorology Agency, which was monitoring for the possibility of a tsunami there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eruption on the eastern part of Java island, some 640 km (400 miles) east of the capital Jakarta, follows a series of earthquakes on the west of the island, including one last month that killed more than\u00a0300 people.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, PVMBG, raised the level of volcanic activity to IV from III, its chief said in a text message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the raised alert level, authorities warned residents not to conduct any activities within 8 km (5 miles) of Semeru’s eruption centre, PVMBG said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some residents nearby have evacuated independently to safer buildings like mosques and schools, according to a statement from the regional government of Lumajang, where Semeru is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regional administration banned activities near the volcano, including the movement of sand trucks, as they could affect evacuation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Most of the road accesses have been closed since this morning. Now its raining volcanic ash and it has covered the view of the mountain,”<\/em> Bayu Deny Alfianto, a local volunteer told Reuters by phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small eruptions were continuing and it was raining in the area, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The volcano began erupting at 2:46 a.m. (1946 GMT on Saturday), BNPB, said in a statement. Videos posted on social media showed grey ash clouds in nearby areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 142 volcanoes, Indonesia has the largest population globally living in close range to a volcano, including 8.6 million within 10 km (6 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deadly late-November quake that hit West Java’s Cianjur was a shallow temblor of 5.6 magnitude. A much\u00a0deeper quake\u00a0on Saturday in Gurat of 6.1 magnitude sent people running from buildings but did not cause major damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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