Indonesia has triggered On high alert after Mount Semeru volcano erupted on Sunday spewing clouds of hot ash up to a mile away. sky And send rivers of Lava down that it side.
blast on The state main Island of Java, which is about 800 kilometers (500 miles) southeast of The capital, Jakarta, triggered the evacuation of Almost 2000 people Exactly a year Then last A large explosion killed dozens.
“Hot Avalanches” caused by heaps of Lava at the edge of The 3,676-meter (12,000-foot) volcano slid down said Abdul Mahari, spokesperson for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), after the eruption in a permit.
Increased threat level “means danger threatened peopleThe settlement and activity of the volcano has escalated, spokeswoman for the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) Hendra Gunawan told Kompas TV station.
There were no reports of injuries or casualties immediately after the eruption, but Gunawan warned nearby residents not to travel within 8 km of The hole after raising the threat level to four.
BNPB 1,979 said people have been transferred to 11 shelters, with at least six Villages affected by the eruption.
Pictures on Local television was shown to mostly evacuees women And the childrentake shelter in School.
Videos shared with Agence France-Presse (AFP) via Local Rescue group Show saving a huge Iraniannala black Cloud rising From the crater, and swallow sky And block the sun in neighboring villages.
The two villages were experiencing monsoon rains by the afternoon and the rain was mixed with Volcanic ash, according to Compass.
population was also l said avoid southeast area 13 kilometers along the river in The direction Where the ashes were traveling.
“Much of people I started to go right down to the head of the local administration for Where the volcano is located, Lumagang told Kompas TV.
Most of the population in Spokeswoman Patria Doi-Hastiadi said the two villages most threatened had evacuated of Lumajang Disaster Mitigation Agency.
Japan weather The agency had earlier warned of a tsunami possible in Southern Islands of Miyako and Yayama in Okinawa Prefecture, Kyodo news The agency reported, but the country’s meteorological agency said there was no high tide changes noticed.
‘it’s getting dark’
the internet in The area A journalist at Agence France-Presse said that the Semeru area was cut off and phone signals were intermittent after the eruption.
The local rescue agency distributed free masks to all public Because of the threat of contaminated air for populations at risk.
As Gunawan’s savior, who It has the same name as PVMBG’s spokesperson, pictures of clouds above it in East Java after the explosion, video showed sky quickly turns into black Like a huge pillar of Ash flooding ie light.
“I promised you, we won’t miss it again,” he told the residents. in The local Javanese dialect, apparently to refer to last year of the volcano eruption before peace sign to me camera.
Another rescuer filmed a dark, ominous scene outdoors in the middle of the day, which might have been midnight.
“It’s getting dark, brother,” said L cameraLike a seismograph beeping in the background.
Mount Semeru last Exactly broke one year Ago, killing 51 at least people And devastating more from 5000 homes.
disaster left Entire streets are full with Mud and ash that swallowed homes and vehicles with nearly 10,000 people Find refuge.
A bridge connecting two regions in The area It was rebuilt afterwards last year, the eruption of the volcano was severely damaged again Sunday, according to PVMBG media officer.
Semeru alert status remained the same second-highest level since its previous big breakout in December 2020, ie also Thousands were forced to flee left Covered villages.
Indonesia is sitting on Pacific Ring of Fire where the meeting of continental plates causes High volcanic and seismic activity.
The population of the Southeast Asian archipelago is about 130 active volcanoes.
volcano in The strait broke between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Late 2018, causing an underwater landslide and tsunami kill more from 400 people.
