Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia scattered flowers, paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake ...

On May 29, 2006, the earth in the Sidoarjo opened up, ejecting pungent, steaming hot mud that swallowed villages and ...

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Mount Seme­ru, located on the border of Lumajang and Malang regencies in East Java, erupted multiple times, sending ash columns up to 1,000m above its summit. Mount Semeru Observation Post officer ...

Mount Semeru erupted 4 June 2026, producing 300m ash column. It recorded 1170 eruptions in 2026, remains at Level III Alert.

The Ijen volcano in East Java, Indonesia, regularly pops up online because of its spectacularly unusual colouration: the lava ...

Harwati clasped her hands and offered a prayer on the Indonesian island of Java, where residents gathered to mark two decades ...

A volcano in East Java erupted six times early today, with ash plumes reaching as high as 1,200m above its peak. A Level III alert status is in place for Mount Semeru, which has been in an active ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A pyroclastic flow descended from the summit of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, on Wednesday afternoon, November 19, 2025, ahead of a later eruption. As of publication, the ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - East Java's Lumajang Regent Indah Amperawati has called on residents living in high-risk areas around Mount Semeru, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, to evacuate ...