Thick columns of ash have turned several villages to darkness, said Lumajang district head Thoriqul Haq. People were advised to stay 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from the crater's mouth, the agency said. He said flows of searing gas and lava travelled up to 800 metres (2,624 feet) to a nearby river at least twice on Saturday.
Mount Semeru's eruption in Lumajang district in East Java province left several villages blanketed with falling ash.Ī thunderstorm and days of rain, which had eroded and finally collapsed the lava dome atop the 3,676-metre (12,060-foot) Semeru, triggered an eruption, said Eko Budi Lelono, who heads the geological survey centre.
At least one villager died from burns and dozens were hospitalised.
#Java volcano series
The archipelago is prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes because of its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a series of fault lines stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia.Īnother Indonesian volcano, Mount Sinabung in Sumatra, has been erupting for two months, forcing the evacuation of more than 10,000 people.The highest volcano on Indonesia's most densely populated island of Java spewed thick columns of ash, searing gas and lava down its slopes in a sudden eruption triggered by heavy rains on Saturday. Raung is among about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia. She said that she and her husband hadn't heard about the eruption and flight cancelations until they arrived at the airport on Friday morning. Read More Airplane Wi-Fi vulnerable to hackers, report says We have to basically find some way to stay." "The airline can't tell us if we're going to be here tonight or fly tomorrow or the next day," said Charmaine Scott, an Australian holidaymaker. Some complained of a lack of information about their delayed flights. Read More Are volcanoes the energy source of the future?Īt Bali's international airport, some tourists slept on benches or stood at flight information boards filled with "postponed" and "delayed" notifications. The volcano has proven particularly problematic for Australians, who flock to Bali during Australia's school holidays.ĭozens of flights between Australia and Bali's Ngurah Rai airport by Australian carriers Jetstar and Virgin Australia have been canceled over the past week, with the airlines citing safety concerns.īoth carriers said they are looking into adding extra flights between Australia and Bali when conditions improve to help clear the backlog. Barata said thousands of travelers are stranded.įlights within Indonesia were already overbooked as tens of millions of the country's Muslims pour out of major cities to return to their villages during an annual mass exodus to celebrate the end of the Islamic holy month. Airports on the islands of Bali and Lombok as well as airports at Banyuwangi and Jember in East Java were closed late Thursday.
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