Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes on the Indonesian island Java after the volcanic eruption Mount Semeru happened triggered a few hours ago the tsunami warning in Japan. As the ash plumes rise almost two kilometers high into the atmosphere, authorities are advising people to stay at least eight kilometers away from the crater. As the volcanic plume continues to drift along the river southeast of Mount Semeru, experts have warned people in the area to avoid the eight-mile area. Soon after news of the eruption, the state was released maximum alert and the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation said what happened inevitably “raised Mount Semeru’s hazard status from level three to level four,” i.e., the highest level. “This means that the population is threatened and the activity of the volcano has increased,” the spokesman said Hendra Gunawan to the issuer Compact TV. In the videos shared with AFP by the local aid group Irannala rescue A huge cloud can be seen rising from the crater, completely obscuring the sun and the ash-covered nearby villages, which are bathed in a dark haze. According to local TV reports, the area was also hit by the monsoon today, December 4th, «with rainwater mixed with ash». Lots of people started descend from the flanks of the volcano, as Thoriqul Haq, head of the Lumajang District Administration where Mount Semeru is located, documents to Kompas TV. «Residents of the two most vulnerable villages fled on their ownadded a spokesman for the local emergency services. “Shelters have been set up to house those displaced and authorities have distributed masks to local residents to protect them from air pollution from the ash.”
Cover photo: EPA/Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management| Eruption of Mount Semeru
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