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        "id": 1811784,
        "msgid": "mount-semeru-erupts-with-pyroclastic-flow-today-1781848268",
        "date": "2026-06-19 12:06:00",
        "title": "Mount Semeru Erupts with Pyroclastic Flow Today",
        "author": "Indriyani Astuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Mount Semeru, located on the border of Lumajang and Malang regencies in East Java, erupted on Friday morning, producing a pyroclastic flow that travelled 4.5 kilometres. The volcano remains at Alert Level III, with authorities warning residents to avoid activity along the Besuk Kobokan river due to the risk of hot clouds and lahars. The eruption column reached approximately 1,000 metres above the summit.",
        "content": "<p>Mount Semeru erupted again today, 19 June 2026. The volcano, situated\non the border of Lumajang and Malang Regencies in East Java, also\nreleased a pyroclastic flow with a runout distance of 4.5\nkilometres.<\/p>\n<p>\"Mount Semeru erupted on Friday at 07:21 WIB with an observed\neruption column height of approximately 1,000 metres above the peak, or\n4,676 metres above sea level,\" explained Mukdas Sofian, an officer at\nthe Mount Semeru Observation Post in Lumajang.<\/p>\n<p>The ash column was observed to be white to grey with thick intensity,\nleaning towards the north and northwest. The eruption was recorded on a\nseismogram with a maximum amplitude of 22 mm and a duration of\napproximately 5 minutes and 33 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Mount Semeru, the highest volcano on Java Island, has experienced six\neruptions with column heights ranging from 700 metres to 1,000 metres\nabove the peak.<\/p>\n<p>Mukdas stated that the volcanic activity of Mount Semeru is currently\nat Level III, or Alert status, with a recommendation that the public not\nconduct any activities in the southeastern sector along Besuk Kobokan,\nup to 13 km from the summit.<\/p>\n<p>\"Beyond that distance, the public must also not conduct activities\nwithin 500 metres of the riverbank along Besuk Kobokan, as there is\npotential to be affected by the expansion of hot clouds and lava flows\nup to a distance of 17 km from the summit,\" he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>He also emphasised that the public may not conduct activities within\na 5 km radius of the crater or summit of Mount Semeru due to the danger\nof rock projectiles and the potential for hot clouds, lava avalanches,\nand lahars along the river or valley streams originating at the summit.\nThese streams include Besuk Kobokan, Besuk Bang, Besuk Kembar, and Besuk\nSat, as well as the potential for lahars in small rivers that are\ntributaries of Besuk Kobokan.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mount-semeru-erupts-with-pyroclastic-flow-today-1781848268",
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