JAKARTA, Oct 13 — Indonesia’s Mount Semeru in East Java erupted at least 10 times on Tuesday, sending volcanic ash up to 900 metres above its summit.
According to the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre (PVMBG), the eruptions occurred between 12.09am and 1.11pm local time, with ash clouds drifting southwest and west.
Based on a report on its official website, the highest ash columns, reaching 900 metres above the summit or 4,576 metres above sea level, were recorded during eruptions at 5.20am and 6.47am.
With Mount Semeru remaining at Level III, the second-highest level on Indonesia’s four-tier volcanic alert system, PVMBG advised the public to avoid all activities within 13 kilometres of the summit along the Besuk Kobokan River in the volcano’s southeastern sector due to the risk of pyroclastic flows and volcanic mudflows.
