Five new eruptions of the Semeru volcano have been recorded in the province of East Java in central Indonesia, Report informs via the Antara agency.
According to the observation post staff, the ash column reached a height of 1,000 m above the volcano's crater, or 4,676 m above sea level. It is noted that the ash is spreading with great intensity in the northern and northeastern directions.
The Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation recommended that residents of the region and tourists exercise caution and not approach the crater within a radius of 3 km due to the danger of the volcano ejecting hot rocks.
Semeru is the fourth-highest volcano in Indonesia (3,676 m above sea level) and the highest peak on the island of Java.
The world's largest Indonesian archipelago, consisting of 18,000 islands, is located in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, which makes the region prone to strong seismic activity.
In total, Indonesia has more than 500 volcanoes, of which about 130 are active.
