JAKARTA Scientists have lowered the alert status of Java’s Mount Bromo from its highest level as the threat it posed to the surrounding area decreased. Bromo, a popular tourist attraction in East Java, began rumbling late last month and the government raised the eruption threat warning to the maximum red alert. “Its impact to its […]

JAKARTA The authorities have issued a “red alert” for an eruption at Mount Bromo volcano in East Java, less than a month after Mount Merapi volcano killed more than 300 people. “We raised the status of Bromo to the highest red alert level at 3.30pm today. There’s a chance of an eruption soon,” government volcanologist […]

DENPASAR Mt Batur, one of two active volcanoes in Bali, has been placed on alert for a possible eruption, one of 19 around the country now on heightened status. The alert comes as Mt Merapi in Central Java continues to erupt and last week killed nearly 40 people living on its slopes. An alert for […]