Thousands on alert in Java, Indonesia, after Mount Semeru erupted
"All of the materials from the mountain's summit fell yesterday due to the heavy rains". There have been no casualties recorded, and aviation transport has not been significantly hampered.
On Monday, authorities imposed an 8-kilometer no-go zone and ordered the evacuation of entire villages, placing thousands of residents in East Java, Indonesia, on high alert following a major eruption at the island's largest volcano.
According to Tholib Vatelehan, a Basarnas official, the provincial search and rescue agency sent teams to the districts closest to Mount Semeru that were the hardest hit to survey the damage, with the low rainfall providing some relief.
"All of the materials from the mountain's summit fell yesterday due to the heavy rains". There have been no casualties recorded, and aviation transport has not been significantly hampered.
The 3,676-meter volcano erupted on Sunday around 2:46 p.m. local time (0746GMT). Nearly 2,500 individuals were compelled to flee the eruption, according to police, and many of them used motorcycles to do so.
On Sunday, the agency in charge of mitigating geological and volcanic hazard in Indonesia upgraded the alert level for Mt. Semeru to the highest level. Residents were also advised not to approach within 8 km (5 miles) of the top or 500 m of riverbanks owing to the possibility of lava flows, according to the agency.
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