100,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes on the Indonesian island of Java, as Mount Kelud, one of Indonesia’s largest volcanoes, erupts.
Two people were reportedly killed when parts of their homes collapsed as the volcano exploded into life on Thursday night, and volcanic ash has rained down on a large section of the island which is home to 141 million people.
Indonesia’s disaster agency ordered an evacuation of everyone living within a 10km radius of Mount Kelud when they became aware of increased activity in the volcano.
The international airports of Jogyakarta, Solo, and Surabaya have been forced to close due to poor visibility because of the ash-thickened air, and motorists 300km away have been forced to use headlights during the day.
Scientists do no not expect another eruption, but tremors are reportedly still being recorded within the volcano.