{"id":14082,"date":"2020-04-18T13:09:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T08:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=14082"},"modified":"2020-04-18T13:09:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T08:09:32","slug":"semeru-highest-volcano-in-java-island-erupts-emits-clouds-of-ashes-upto-1-2-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/14082","title":{"rendered":"Semeru Highest volcano in JAVA Island erupts, emits clouds of ashes upto 1.2 miles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">Authorities in Indonesia have appealed to the residents on the slope of an active volcano in East Java to be on alert as the Semeru volcano has erupted on Friday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">The highest volcano in Java, which erupted at 06.00 local time (2300GMT Thursday), spewed plumes of ashes 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) high, the national geological agency said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">\u201cLava avalanche activities were observed towards Besuk Bang, Besuk Kobokan and Besuk Kembar over a sliding distance of up to 2,000 meters from the center of the avalanche,\u201d said Pak Kasbani, the head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), in a written statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">The authorities have issued a level III warning to monitor the status.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">The PVMBG also warned the residents and visitors to stay one kilometer away from the active crater.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: 1rem; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #212529;\">\u201cWe advise residents who live at the vicinity of the mountain to remain vigilant, especially with the lava flow,\u201d Kasbani added.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in Indonesia have appealed to the residents on the slope of an active volcano in East Java to be on alert as the Semeru volcano has erupted on Friday morning. 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