Gamalama volcano in Indonesia has been upgraded to level 2 alert (out of maximum 4). An increase in gas emissions from the active crater, and volcanic tremor, indicates magma is rising towards the surface. On 11th May emissions reached a height of 500 m above the summit. A 2 km exclusion zone has been placed around the crater.
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