Mount Semeru, located on the border of Lumajang and Malang Districts in East Java, Indonesia, spewed another eruption with an ash column reaching 800 metres into the sky on Wednesday morning.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Mount Semeru in East Java erupted three times on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources reported a surge in volcanic ...

Semeru, also known as Mahameru, has erupted many times over the last couple centuries, but just like many of the other 128 active volcanoes that are monitored across Indonesia, its fertile slopes ...

Climbing to these mountains is closed for various reasons on Indonesia's Independence Day, from ecosystem recovery to ...

Semeru, also known as Mahameru, has erupted many times in the last 200 years. Still, as on many of the 129 volcanoes monitored in Indonesia, tens of thousands of people live on its fertile slopes.

Indonesian authorities raised the alert level for the highest volcano on Java island, saying Mount Semeru could blow up again after a sudden eruption earlier this month left 48 people dead and 36 ...

Semeru’s last major eruption was in December 2021, when it blew up with a fury that left 51 people dead in villages that were buried in layers of mud. Several hundred others suffered serious ...

Residents in shadow of Mount Semeru reckon with ruin Fathers cradled distressed daughters, elderly villagers heaved mattresses on their backs and farmers carried goats that had survived, trying to ...

The eruption of Semeru volcano has killed at least 14 people and injured dozens on Java island, Indonesia's disaster agency said on Sunday, as rescue teams searched for victims under layers of ash ...

Semeru, also known as Mahameru, has erupted numerous times in the last 200 years. Still, as is the case with many of the 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia, tens of thousands of people continue to ...

Semeru erupts again Thursday, spewing ash cloud The highest mountain on the island of Java erupted earlier this month, killing at least 48 and leaving a dozen people missing. AFP Lumajang, East Java ...