Watch: Indonesia’s Semeru volcano spews giant ash clouds as it erupts

Java Island’s tallest mountain, a volcano called Mount Semeru, has spewed tall plumes of ash clouds that engulfed bridges and the surrounding countryside.

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Large plumes of smoke can be seen engulfing a bridge and spreading across the surrounding countryside, stopping locals in their tracks.

CCTV footage showed a pyroclastic flow – a fast-moving avalanche of hot gas, ash and volcanic rock – billowing from the mountain, with a distance of 7km from the summit.

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