Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts again on Sunday (Dec 19), people warned to stay away

A drone shot showing smoke and ash rising from side of Semeru volcano, in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, on Sunday, Dec 19, 2021. - Reuters

JAKARTA, Dec 19 (Reuters): Indonesia's Semeru volcano on Java island erupted early on Sunday spewing a two km (1.24 miles) high ash column, prompting authorities to warn people to stay away from the eruption range.

Earlier this month, the eruption of Semeru, Java's tallest mountain, ejected ash clouds and pyroclastic flows that killed at least 46 people and left several missing, while thousands were displaced.