Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Feb 27,2026, with 24 eruptions in a week. PVMBG alerts Level III, advises avoiding areas near the volcano. It has the most eruptions in Indonesia in 2026 wit ...

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 ...

The eruption pushed the ash cloud to an estimated altitude of 6,676 metres above sea level. The plume quickly drifted toward the south-east, ...

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 Merapi, also called the Mount Fuji of Java. (Photo courtesy of Mount Fuji Research Institute, Yamanashi Prefectural Government) Researchers at a Mount Fuji research institute are to begin ...

Thousands of residents in Indonesia's East Java were on high alert after an eruption at the island's tallest volcano prompted authorities to impose an 8-kilometer no-go zone and forced evacuations of ...

In this photo released by Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Mount Semeru spews volcanic material during an eruption in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, on Jan. 16, 2021. (National ...

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 ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities ordered people living near a volcano to leave their homes on Friday and a major city closed its airport after the 5,500 metre (18,000 ft) peak sent a column ...

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