High lava fountains and lava flows illumiate the edifice during the strong paroxysm phase tonight (image: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi)The very high eruptive activity at the volcano has been continuing tonight and is still ongoing at the time of this update.An impressive and violent lava-fountaining episode (so-called paroxysm) is now in progress at the volcano's crater. Columns of incandescent lava have been surpassing several hundred of meters associated with copious ash emissions. The abundant ash plume has been propagating west-southwest and northwest up to an altitude of 11 km above sea level. A new lava flow started to descend over the flanks.A strong glow following vigorous lava fountains early tonight (image: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi)