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Mount Semeru, Java’s highest volcano, erupted Wednesday with pyroclastic flows traveling up to 4.3 miles, prompting authorities to raise the alert to highest level.

Over 300 residents evacuated as ash blanketed villages; about 178 climbers and officials sheltering on the mountain remain safe, officials said.

The eruption comes four years after a December 2021 blast that killed 51 people in a region prone to volcanic activity.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mount Semeru, the highest peak on Java island, erupted Wednesday, blanketing several villages with falling ash, prompting evacuations and leading authorities to raise the alert to the highest level.

Mount Semeru in East Jav

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