Indonesia’s Semeru Volcano Erupts, People Warned to Stay Away

A drone view shows smoke and ash rising from side of Semeru volcano, in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, December 19, 2021, in this still frame obtained from social media video. Courtesy of Peduli Muslim/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO

JAKARTA—Indonesia’s Semeru volcano on Java island erupted early on Sunday spewing a two kilometers (1.24 miles) high ash column, prompting authorities to warn people to stay away from the eruption range.

Earlier this month, the eruption of Semeru, Java’s tallest mountain, ejected ash clouds and pyroclastic flows that killed at least 46 people and left several missing, while thousands were displaced.