Thousands flee as activity in Indonesian volcanoes increases

Hot ash tumbled as far as 3,000 metres down the slopes of Mount Semeru early Tuesday, triggering panic among villagers, said Raditya Jati, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman. Falling ash and sulfur blanketed several villages around its slopes.

Indonesia's Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center did not raise Semeru's alert status, which already was at the third-highest level since it began erupting in May. Villagers and tourists are advised to stay 4 kilometres from the crater, the agency said. The Transportation Ministry said a flight warning was issued after the eruption and a local airport was closed as ash rained down on many areas of the island.

The 2,968-metre mountain is about 30 kilometres from Yogyakarta city centre. About a quarter million people live within a 10-kilometre radius of the volcano.

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