Mount Semeru erupted in Indonesia’s East Java
- Mount Semeru erupted in Indonesia’s East Java.
- Mount Semeru, located in Indonesia’s East Java province, has erupted.
- A thick layer of white-to-grey ash rose to 1,000 metres into the sky.
- Mount Semeru is one of the active volcanoes in Indonesia.
- A 3-km range around the volcano has been declared a danger zone.
- The government have prohibited residents from engaging in any activities within 500 metres of rivers that are originating from the volcano’s slopes.
- Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano also erupted on November 3.
- In May 2024, the Ibu volcano on Halmahera Island in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku erupted.
- There are roughly 500 mountains in the Indonesian archipelago.
