[b]Reports of people trapped and some areas cut off after the highest volcano on Java island erupts, spewing out smoke and ash.[/b]At least one person has been killed and dozens suffered severe burns after the Mount Semeru volcano in Indonesia’s East Java province erupted on Saturday, spewing out huge clouds of smoke and ash, officials said.

The deputy chief of Lumajang district, Indah Masdar, told a news conference one person had died and 41 people had suffered burn injuries.

The BNPB said later that 35 patients were being treated at local medical facilities.

Indah asked for helicopters to rescue people trapped inside buildings.

“We’re in big distress,” she said, adding there were at least 10 people trapped. “It’s harrowing, their families are all crying.”

Thoriqul Haq, district head of Lumajang, said a number of sand miners were trapped near mines.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/4/residents-flee-in-panic-as-indonesias-semeru-volcano-erupts

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