Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: About 2,500 people have been forced to evacuate on the Indonesian island of Java over its erupting volcano, Mount Semeru.

JAKARTA: Mount Semeru in Indonesia's East Java province erupted on Tuesday evening (March 10), sending an ash column about ...

Lumajang, Indonesia — Rescuers evacuated more people Monday from nearby villages after the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru, with officials warning of danger from cooling lava despite less ...

A year after its last major eruption, Indonesia's Mount Semeru is at it again — and prompting worry and evacuations. The volcano, located in Lumajang, East Java, sent columns of ash about 5,000 feet ...

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano in East Java erupted early Saturday, sending scorching clouds and ash 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from its crater, according to state-run media.

The eruption pushed the ash cloud to an estimated altitude of 6,676 metres above sea level. The plume quickly drifted toward the south-east, ...