Overview

• A 10 km ash column on August 1 was followed by an 18 km plume early August 2, blanketing villages with volcanic debris
• No structural damage or casualties have been reported despite intense eruptive activity
• Officials have enforced a 6–7 km exclusion zone and evacuated residents from areas closest to the crater
• Indonesia’s geological and vulcanology agencies are monitoring seismic tremors and gas buildup as eruptions continue
• Communities downstream face heightened risk of lahars if heavy rainfall mobilizes volcanic ash and mud