Regarding the volcanic eruption in Java, Indonesia, the Indonesian authorities have raised the four-stage alert level to the highest level, evacuating the surrounding residents and calling for strict vigilance, as pyroclastic flows continue to occur.
On the 4th, volcanic eruptions occurred one following another at Mount Semeru, which has an altitude of regarding 3,600 meters, on the island of Java. By noon on the 4th, Japan time, the National Disaster Management Agency reported that a volcanic plume had risen to a height of regarding 1,500 meters from the summit, and a pyroclastic flow had occurred. announced that it was confirmed.
In response to this situation, the Indonesian Volcano and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center has raised the alert level to the highest of four levels, prohibiting all activities within a radius of 8 kilometers from the summit and calling on residents to evacuate. .
Mount Semeru erupted exactly one year ago, on December 4, 2018, causing a pyroclastic flow that killed more than 50 residents and forced more than 10,000 to evacuate. Indonesian authorities are on high alert.
