Semeru, the tallest mountain on Java island, threw up towers of ash and hot clouds on Saturday that blanketed nearby villages in East Java province and sent people fleeing in panic.
Residents on Spain's La Palma island prepared for possible greater earthquakes on Wednesday, which could add to the damage caused by a volcano that has been spewing lava for more than five weeks. A magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit the island a day after a 4.9 magnitude earthquake.