Volcanic ash from a volcanic eruption in Indonesia is covering towns and villages up to 500km away.
Volcanic ash smears a stone figure of Buddha at the Borobudur temple in central Java. Photo: AFP
Three people have been killed and up to 200,000 people ordered to evacuate following the eruption of Mt Kelud in eastern Java on Thursday night.
BBC correspondents say air quality has improved across Java, but cities and villages are still covered in a layer of ash and dust.
An elderly man and woman were crushed to death after their homes in the sub-district of Malang caved in, and another elderly man died from inhaling the ash.
A villager in Blitar district said his home also collapsed after being hit with "rocks the size of fists".
"The whole place was shaking - it was like we were on a ship in high seas. We fled and could see lava in the distance flowing into a river," said Sunar, 60.
The ash forced the closure of seven airports which serve international flights although authorities said some airports reopened on Saturday and the status of other airports was being evaluated.
National Disaster Mitigation Agency Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said over 75,000 people were in temporary shelters.
Mount Kelud (1731 metres) is one of 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia. It last erupted in 1990. Another eruption in 1919 killed around 5000. About 10,000 died in a massive eruption in 1568.
Volcanic ash in Kediri in East Java after the eruption of Mt Kelud. Photo: AFP
Airport personnel inspect an ash-covered plane at Yogyakarta airport, about 200km west of Mt Kelud. Photo: AFP
