Terrifying reports are speaking about Mount Semeru in Indonesia erupting at 4:10 pm local time.
Sources shared how the incident produced a giant explosion that gave rise to a huge column of ash that was thick and gray in color. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 mm and a duration of 142 seconds.
The mountain then erupted again at 5:09 am, and a third and final eruption took place at 6:05 am. The public has been urged not to go within 500 meters of the incident.
‘We urge the public to avoid activities within a three-kilometer radius of the crater or summit of Mount Semeru due to the risk of ejected incandescent rocks, an officer shared at the Mount Semeru Observation Post.
‘There is a potential for pyroclastic flows and lava avalanches. Pyroclastic flows are mixtures of rock fragments, gas, and ash that travel rapidly away from a volcano- sources mentioned.
This can be very dangerous and destructive due to the high temperatures, which can go up to 800 degrees. As per the East Java Regional Disaster Management Agency, residents were evacuated, and rescue services are on the go to determine if anyone has been injured, as a travel advisory was also issued for flights in the area.