Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupts and spews hot ash clouds a mile into the sky, prompting authorities to raise the volcano's alert status to the highest level. The eruption of the highest mountain on Indonesia's main island of Java around 800 kilometres southeast of capital Jakarta sparked evacuations of nearby villages.

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