Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano in East Java erupted seven times in three hours early on Wednesday, sending volcanic ash up to 800 metres above its peak, state-run media reported. The first eruption ...

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano in East Java erupted seven times in three hours early Wednesday, sending volcanic ash up to 800 meters (2,624 feet) above its peak, state-run media reported. The first ...

The first eruption was recorded at 4:58 a.m., producing an ash column approximately 500 meters high that drifted to the northeast, ...

LUMAJANG, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll following the eruption of the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java has risen to 13, with seven people still missing, officials ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Thursday they helped more than 170 climbers who were caught a day earlier by Mount Semeru’s sudden eruption to return to safety as the seismic ...

A major volcano eruption sent people running for their lives, with a 54,000ft ash cloud bursting into the sky. Mount Semeru Observation Post Officer Mukdas Sofian said the eurption is "ongoing". He ...

Mount Semeru erupted on Wednesday and the country's volcanology agency increased the alert level of Java Island's tallest mountain to the highest. Australia's Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) ...

SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia (Reuters) -The eruption of Semeru volcano has killed at least 14 people and injured dozens on Java island, Indonesia's disaster agency said on Sunday, as rescue teams searched ...

A volcano in East Java erupted six times early today, with ash plumes reaching as high as 1,200m above its peak. A Level III alert status is in place for Mount Semeru, which has been in an active ...

There were no immediate evacuations. Mount Semeru, the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java, spewed hot clouds as far away as 4.5km (nearly three miles) on Saturday.

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