Jakarta:
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash as higher as 3 km (1.86 miles) on Tuesday, in its initial significant eruption given that August final year.
Mount Sinabung’s activity has improved given that August final year and the alert for the volcano in North Sumatra province has been placed at second highest level.
No casualties have been reported as official had earlier urged people today to keep at least 3 km from the crater, Indonesia’s volcanological survey stated on Twitter.
Videos on social media showed small panic amongst residents more than the eruption, which sent a column of white ash into the blue sky.
Indonesia straddles the “Pacific ring of fire” with practically 130 active volcanoes, more than any other nation.
Sinabung had been inactive for centuries just before it erupted once again in 2010.
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