SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia – The disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday that 10 people who were trapped after Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupted had been flown to safety, raising the death toll from the catastrophe to at least 13, with others injured.
On Saturday, Semeru, Java’s tallest mountain, erupted in towers of ash and burning clouds, blanketing nearby villages in East Java province and sending locals fleeing in terror.
According to authorities, the eruption destroyed houses as well as a crucial bridge connecting two settlements in the neighbouring district of Lumajang with the city of Malang.
According to BNPB spokesperson Abdul Muhari, the eruption killed 13 people, two of whom have been named.
98 individuals were injured, including two pregnant women, and 902 people were evacuated, according to the statement.
The bulk of the casualties, according to authorities, were burns.
According to a Reuters witness, thick, grey ash coated damaged houses in the Sumberwuluh region, as volunteers attempted to block automobiles from returning to their homes near Semeru.
Evacuations have been paused due to heated clouds hindering operations, according to an official from Indonesia’s search and rescue organisation.
According to a local disaster mitigation agency employee, heavy boulders and hot volcanic material are also delaying progress.
According to Thoriqul Haq, a local official in Lumajang, sand miners were stuck near their work places.
The Indonesian transportation ministry confirmed on Sunday that the eruption had no effect on flights, although pilots were advised to keep a watch out for ashfall.
Semeru, at 3,600 metres (12,000 feet), is one of Indonesia’s over 130 active volcanoes. It erupted in January, but no one was killed.
Indonesia is located in the “Pacific Ring of Fire,” a seismically active zone where several plates of the earth’s crust meet, resulting in a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes.
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