Thousands of villagers living near Indonesia's Mount Semeru were racing for refuge Sunday to the wail of emergency sirens as lava snaked towards their homes under a black sky after the volcano erupted.
LUMAJANG, Indonesia —Thousands of villagers living near Indonesia's Mount Semeru were racing for refuge Sunday to the wail of emergency sirens as lava snaked towards their homes under a black sky after the volcano erupted.
Indonesian authorities raised their alert level for the volcano to its highest after the crater spewed hot ash a mile into the sky. One emergency responder, Gunawan, filmed the clouds above as a midday sky turned ominously dark as though midnight.The internet was down and phone signals were patchy but villagers were alerted to the danger by sirens and the beating of bamboo drums by local volunteers.
Many villagers, mostly women and children, took shelter in local halls and schools, some as far as 20 kilometres away.
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