Indonesia: Locals warned as Mount Sinabung erupts
The volcano has been increasingly active of late, with at least 15 smaller eruptions recorded in the past week. Locals have been advised to stay several kilometers away from the crater.
Sinabung erupts again, with locals told to stay up to five kilometers away from the crater s mouth.
Indonesia s Mount Sinabung erupted Friday, spewing thick volcanic ash almost 3 kilometers (more than 1.5 miles) into the sky, the country s geological agency said.
The eruption lasted more than six minutes as ash billowed above the volcano, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, the agency reported.
Mount Sinabung releases volcanic materials during an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 7. (AP Photo)
MEDAN, Indonesia Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Sinabung erupted Friday, spewing a thick column of volcanic ash 2.8 kilometers into the sky.
Villages near the volcano in North Sumatra province have been relocated after past eruptions, and there were no further evacuations or casualties from the new blast. People have been advised to stay 5 kilometers from the crater’s mouth and to be aware of ashfall and avalanches of volcanic debris.
Activity at the volcano was increasing, with at least 15 smaller eruptions recorded in the past week, said Armen Putra, an official at the Sinabung monitoring post.
May 7, 2021
MEDAN (AP) Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Sinabung erupted yesterday, spewing a thick column of volcanic ash 2.8 kilometres into the sky.
Villages near the volcano in North Sumatra province have been relocated after past eruptions, and there were no further evacuations or casualties from the new blast. People have been advised to stay five kilometres from the crater’s mouth and to be aware of ashfall and avalanches of volcanic debris.
Activity at the volcano was increasing, with at least 15 smaller eruptions recorded in the past week, said Armen Putra, an official at the Sinabung monitoring post.
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