Mount Semeru in East Java erupts five times, pyroclastic flows travel up to 3km


This picture taken on Dec 17, 2022, shows mount Semeru spewing thick smoke and hot lava in Lumajang, East Java. - Photo: AFP

JAKARTA: (Bernama) Indonesia’s Mount Semeru in East Java erupted five times on Friday (Feb 13), triggering pyroclastic flows that travelled up to 3,000 metres, authorities said.

Mount Semeru Observation Post officer Sigit Rian Alfian said the volcano, located on the border of Lumajang and Malang regencies, remains at Alert status (Level III) following the series of eruptions that began at 7.42am local time, Antara News Agency reported. 

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