Mount Semeru spews thick ash on Dec. 4, 2022, in Lumajang, East Java. - AFP
JAKARTA: Mount Semeru, located on the border between Lumajang and Malang in East Java, erupted several times on Thursday (Jan 9), spewing columns of ash into the air and prompting authorities to warn residents to stay away from the eruption area.
Data from the Semeru Observation Post in Lumajang showed that the volcano had erupted three times between midnight and 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, with ash columns varying in height between 500 meters and 1,000 metres above the mountain’s summit.
