There were no immediate reports of any casualties from the eruption of the Semeru volcano and Indonesia’s transport ministry said that there was no impact on air travel but notices had been sent to two regional airports for vigilance.
Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said 1 979 people had been moved to 11 shelters and authorities had distributed masks to residents. The eruption began at 2:46 a.m. and rescue, search and evacuation efforts were going on. The eruption, some 640 km east of the capital, Jakarta, follows a series of earthquakes in the west of Java, including one last month that killed more than 300 people.
“Semeru’s hot clouds could reach further and at a distance where there are many residences,” he said.by police in the area, villagers were seen moving away from the slopes of the volcano, some with belongings stacked on motorbikes. A damaged bridge was covered in volcanic ash.
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