LUMAJANG, 23 May 2008 - The activity of the Mount Semeru volcano in eastern Java is fluctuating, but it's status is kept at the second highest level since it was raised from 'average' just yesterday. A number of hot ash clouds has come down from the slopes already, some reached up to 1.500 meters from the crater.

According to tv-images from Metro TV, one of the hot ash clouds reached as far as 1.500 meters from the crater in the direction of Besukbang, subdistrict Tempursari and Pronojiwo. Outside that, the highest volcano on the island of Java has also exhausted smoke some twenty times with heights up to 500 meters inside the caldera of the volcano. According to remarks of seismologists at Gunung Sawur Candipuro, there were no volcanic tremors reported.

A cloud of gas is emitted from the Mount Semeru volcano in eastern Java. © Metro TV

  06 September 2008 · Komodo dragon disappearing from natural habitat
  05 September 2008 · Indonesia hopes on agreement on bird flu virus specimen
  04 September 2008 · Indonesia hopes to attract more Chinese visitors
  03 September 2008 · Indonesia lowers taxes to attract business
  02 September 2008 · Rising prices hit Indonesia's Ramadan
  01 September 2008 · Indonesia moves to protect workers abroad
  31 August 2008 · Garuda has eyes on Europe for 2010
  30 August 2008 · Garuda adds 44,000 seats for Idul Fitri holidays
  29 August 2008 · Indonesia court seizes assets linked to Suharto family
  28 August 2008 · At least 20 oil, gas basins found in Eastern Indonesia