Indonesia 23 Apr 2021
Mount Sinabung spews ash and smoke as seen from Karo, North Sumatra on Monday, April 26, 2021. - AFP JAKARTA, April 26 (Xinhua):The Sinabung volcano in Indonesia s North Sumatra erupted with a thick column of ash 1,000 meters above its peak to the east, the Indonesian Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre said on Monday.
The eruption occurred at 1.55am local time for 175 seconds.
At 1.44am. local time on the same day, the mountain with third-level status also erupted with an ash column up to 500 meters high for 167 seconds.
The cenre has prohibited people from doing activities in the villages that have been relocated within a radius of 3 km from the peak, and urged people to avoid rivers that originate from Mount Sinabung.