Semeru Stuns With Massive Blast as Indonesia Raises Alert to Highest Level
Mount Semeru in East Java erupted with extraordinary force, prompting Indonesian authorities to raise the volcanic alert to Level IV (Awas), the nation’s highest emergency status. The eruption featured collapsing columns that unleashed fast-moving pyroclastic flows racing approximately 7 to 8.5 kilometers down the volcano’s southern and southeastern flanks. According to the Geological Agency (PVMBG), […]