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The 2,891-meter high volcano erupted at 2.54 p.m. local time (0754 GMT), and volcanic ash was dispersed at high intensity to nearby districts, authorities said. Pictures from BNPB showed cars and roads covered with ash.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that a prolonged drought in Java could trigger landslides when it rains.
Jokowi visited former head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo who is being treated at Siloam Hospital in Jakarta.
BNPB informed that the National Park of Mount Merbabu was set ablaze by wildfires until Sunday, October 29, 2023.
Tangerang Mayor Arief Rachardiono Wismansyah declared the fire situation at Rawa Kucing Landfill an emergency today.