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        "msgid": "mount-semeru-erupts-again-this-afternoon-unleashing-4-km-pyroclastic-flow-1783000425",
        "date": "2026-07-02 19:54:02",
        "title": "Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Afternoon, Unleashing 4 km Pyroclastic Flow",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Mount Semeru in East Java erupted on Thursday afternoon, producing a 1,500-metre ash column and a pyroclastic flow that travelled 4 kilometres towards Besuk Kobokan. The volcano remains at Level III (Alert) status, with authorities warning residents to stay clear of a 13-kilometre exclusion zone in the southeastern sector. Officials also cautioned about the potential for further pyroclastic flows, lava avalanches, and lahars along river valleys originating from the summit.",
        "content": "<p>Mount Semeru, located on the border of Lumajang and Malang Regencies,\nEast Java, experienced an eruption this afternoon. The eruption was\naccompanied by the launch of hot clouds extending 4 kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn eruption of Mount Semeru occurred at 16:37 WIB, with the eruption\ncolumn observed at approximately 1,500 metres above the peak or\n5,17iente6 metres above sea level,\u201d said Liswanto, an officer at the\nMount Semeru Observation Post, as reported by Antara on Thursday\n(2\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the ash column was observed to be white to grey in\ncolour with moderate intensity, drifting towards the southeast. The\neruption was recorded on the seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 22\nmm and a duration of approximately 6 minutes and 40 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the eruption, hot clouds occurred with a launch distance of 4\nkm towards Besuk Kobokan, and the eruption was still ongoing at the time\nthe report was being prepared,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the volcanic activity of Mount Semeru is at Level III, or\nAlert status. The public is advised not to engage in any activities in\nthe southeastern sector along Besuk Kobokan, within 13 km of the peak\n(the centre of the eruption).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOutside of that distance, the public must also refrain from\nactivities within 500 metres of the riverbanks along Besuk Kobokan, due\nto the potential for expanding hot clouds and lava flows up to 17 km\nfrom the peak,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the public is prohibited from any activities within a 5\nkm radius of the crater or the peak of Mount Semeru due to the danger of\nvolcanic rock fragments (pyroclastic material). Residents are urged to\nremain vigilant regarding the potential for hot clouds, lava flows, and\nlahars along the rivers and valleys originating from the peak of Mount\nSemeru.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParticularly along Besuk Kobokan, Besuk Bang, Besuk Kembar, and\nBesuk Sat, as well as the potential for lahars in small rivers that are\ntributaries to Besuk Kobokan,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mount-semeru-erupts-again-this-afternoon-unleashing-4-km-pyroclastic-flow-1783000425",
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