Several hundred people have been evacuated after a large volcano eruption in Indonesia that also prompted an aviation warning in Australia.

Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano, located on the border of Lumajang and Malang districts in East Java, has erupted, with local people evacuated from the area

A powerful volcanic eruption in Indonesia sent residents fleeing as Mount Semeru released a towering ash column and pyroclastic flow - a fast-moving, superheated cloud of dense volcanic gas, ash and debris capable of destroying nearly everything in its path.

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again today, its 10th in a week, with seismic activity recorded. PVMBG warns against activities within a 2-km radius. Mount Semeru leads Indonesia's 6,992 eruptions i