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Mount Semeru Erupts, 300 Evacuated as Alert Level Rises
11/20/2025
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Story summary
- Mount Semeru erupted on November 19, 2025, sending ash and hot clouds across villages.
- Authorities raised the alert level to the highest.
- Over 300 residents were evacuated from Lumajang district.
- 178 people, including climbers and guides, were stranded at the Ranu Kumbolo monitoring post as rescue was delayed by bad weather.
- The December 2021 eruption at Semeru killed 51 people and prompted large evacuations.
