Indonesia s Semeru volcano erupts spewing hot clouds days after deadly earthquake
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JanJanuary 2021 at 2:10am
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Indonesia s Mount Semeru has erupted, pouring ash and smoke more than 5 kilometres into the sky above Java, just days after 49 people were killed in a deadly earthquake on Indonesia s Sulawesi island.
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Rescue operations were underway following a magnitude-6.2 earthquake
Many survivors said that aid had not reached them yet due to damaged roads
No evacuation orders have been issued so far on Java, the country s most densely populated island, but the National Disaster Mitigation Agency warned villagers living on the mountain s slopes to be alert for ongoing volcanic activity.
Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, spewed clouds of gas and ash as far as 4.5 kilometers away on Saturday (Jan 16) afternoon as authorities warned of the potential for continuing volcanic activity. Local authorities reported that the plumes rolled down from the volcano’s Jonggring Kaloko crater at 5:24pm local time and drifted southeast. Ash also rained down north of.