JAKARTA, Sept 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Semeru volcano in East Java province erupted 10 times yesterday, spewing ash up to 600 metres over its peak, according to a report by the Mount Semeru Observation Post.
“The first eruption was recorded at 04:14 a.m. at dawn, with the height of the ash column observed around 500 metres above the peak, or 4,176 metres above sea level,” said Ghufron Alwi, an officer at the post, in a written statement.
Not long after, the second eruption was recorded at 04:50 a.m., with the height of the ash column observed around 600 metres above the peak. The ash column was observed to be white to gray in colour, with a thick intensity towards the north-west, according to the report.
Alwi said the following eruptions could not be clearly observed visually due to the thick haze.
Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, advised people living near the volcano to avoid doing activities within a radius of three km from the eruption point, due to the risk of hot lava flows and hot rockfalls.– NNN-ANTARA
