Search under way after volcanic eruption buries Indonesian island homes

People inspect their ash-covered village following the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia Image: Imanuel Yoga/PA Images IMPROVED WEATHER CONDITIONS have allowed rescuers to resume evacuation efforts and a search for possible victims after the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island erupted, triggered by monsoon rains.

Hundreds of rescuers were deployed today in the worst-hit villages of Sumberwuluh and Supiturang, where houses and mosques were buried up to their roofs by tons of volcanic debris. 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 burns and the eruption forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 people.Lumajang district chief Thoriqul Haq said villagers who are still haunted by last year’s eruption fled on their own when they heard the mountain start to rumble early on Sunday, so that “casualties could be avoided”.

Increased volcanic activity yesterday afternoon prompted authorities to widen the danger zone to 8km from the crater, and scientists raised the volcano’s alert level to the highest, said Hendra Gunawan, who heads the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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