At least 178 people, including climbers, porters, guides and tourism officials, were stranded on the 3,676m mountain.

The volcano has spewed ash clouds as tall as 5.6km (3.48 miles) into the sky, authorities say.

SURABAYA, Indonesia: A volcano on Indonesia’s main island of Java erupted on Wednesday, throwing ash and gas kilometers into the sky and forcing officials to raise the alert…

More than 300 people most at risk are move to shelters as tallest peak on Java island unleashes clouds of hot ash

Indonesia's Mount Semeru produced volcanic ash columns 6,500 feet high that pose a danger to regional air traffic and forcing evacuations.

JAKARTA: 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…

At least 178 people, including climbers, porters, guides and tourism officials, were stranded on the 3,676m mountain.