Java volcano may have village-free zones

Updated December 8 2021 - 10:11pm, first published 10:07pm
A man inspects a truck buried in ash following the eruption of Mount Semeru in Java.
A man inspects a truck buried in ash following the eruption of Mount Semeru in Java.

Indonesia's volcanology agency is sending a team of researchers to the Mount Semeru volcano to identify areas too dangerous for villagers to stay after it erupted, killing dozens of people on the slopes of Java's highest mountain.

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