Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: About 2,500 people have been forced to evacuate on the Indonesian island of Java over its erupting volcano, Mount Semeru.

Lumajang, Indonesia — Rescuers evacuated more people Monday from nearby villages after the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru, with officials warning of danger from cooling lava despite less ...

JAKARTA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said, as they issued their ...

SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia — Improved weather conditions Monday allowed rescuers to resume evacuation efforts and a search for possible victims after the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely ...

A year after its last major eruption, Indonesia's Mount Semeru is at it again — and prompting worry and evacuations. The volcano, located in Lumajang, East Java, sent columns of ash about 5,000 feet ...

JAKARTA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Thousands of residents in Indonesia's East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the island's tallest volcano prompted authorities to impose an ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Thursday they helped more than 170 climbers who were caught a day earlier by Mount Semeru’s sudden eruption to return to safety as the seismic ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities raised the alert for Mount Semeru volcano to the highest level on Wednesday after a series of eruptions prompted evacuations. The volcano is the ...

JAKARTA: Mount Semeru in Indonesia's East Java province erupted on Tuesday evening (March 10), sending an ash column about 1,000 metres above its summit, the country's volcanology agency said.