some of the villagers are being evacuated to public areas. at the moment, they need assistance, like daily necessities, food, drinks. we don t know how long they need to stay here. rescuers arrive at a village almost entirely destroyed by lava floods. they search for survivors. java s highest mountain at almost 4,000 meters erupted at 3pm local time on saturday. the volcano has been in a state of near constant eruption for decades. sitting on the ring of fire, a region around the pacific ocean, indonesia is prone to volcanoes and earthquakes. in 2018, a volcano in the strait betweenjava and sumatra islands killed more than 400 people. sodaba haidare, bbc news. our correspondent, valdya baraputri, is injakarta and joins me now. welcome. what is the latest on the
eruption for decades. sodaba haidare reports. a thick, giant volcanic ash cloud on indonesia s java island sneaking up on nearby villages. the debris and smoke so thick it turns day into tonight, blocking the sun and leaving panic stricken residents in pitch darkness. the hot lava instantly causes huge destruction, its first casualty, a ioo meter bridge connecting two areas in east java. the country s disaster mitigation agency says dozens of people have been injured, including two pregnant women. distraught residents return to their homes, now submerged in cold lava. hundreds of other families and children forced to flee their villages, destroyed by the volcano, are taken to nearby shelters. translation: the people behind me who have been evacuated are local villagers.
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on the 18th of december or perhaps that week to have further updates of what measures may or may not be needed going forward and particularly whether any further changes to travel rules may be needed. we have seen particularly with these variants and travel is that things can change very rapidly. we have seen countries added to that red list or taken away at quite short notice. those planning trips are advised to keep an eye out all the latest rules and regulations may be. but while this uncertainty exists, until scientists come forward with more evidence about the omicron variant, at the moment ministers having to react very quickly. we could see changes sooner than that review if necessary. thank ou. at least 13 people have died and dozens have been injured on indonesia s java island, after an active volcano erupted for the second time in months. indonesia sits on the ring of fire, a region around the pacific ocean that s susceptible to volcanos and earthquakes. the volcano mount s
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