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Indonesia, Semeru volcano erupting: the alert is maximum

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Indonesia, Semeru volcano erupting: the alert is maximum

Indonesia’s tallest volcano on its most densely populated island has released clouds of searing gases and rivers of lava in its latest eruption.

Monsoon rains eroded and eventually collapsed the lava dome atop 12,060-foot (3,676-meter) Mount Semeru, causing the eruption, according to National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Abdul Muhari, citing information from Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Agency at the Energy and Mineral Ministry of Resources.

Several villages were covered in ash which blotted out the sun, but no casualties were reported. Thick columns of ash were erupted more than 1,500 meters into the sky, as incandescent gas and lava flowed down the slopes of Semeru, traveling to a nearby river. People were advised to stay 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from the crater mouth and keep away from the southeastern sector area along the Besuk Kobokan River located about 13 kilometers (8 mi) from the crater.

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