Indonesia volcano: Mount Sinabung erupts ash 4.2 kilometres up; 10 villages directly affected
Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra blasted volcanic ash as high as 4.2 kilometers, one of its biggest eruptions in the past several months of high activity
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Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra blasted volcanic ash as high up as 4.2 kilometres on Wednesday, one of its biggest eruptions in the past several months of intense high activity. AP
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Officials said that at least 19 eruptions followed by lava flows were recorded by Wednesday. Hot ash tumbled down the mountain’s slopes as far as 4.5 kilometers east and southeast into the Labortus River. Reuters
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Media reports said students from an elementary school in Kuta Rakyat were sent home because volcanic ash covering the village was considered dangerous. There were no reports of casualties. Reuters
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National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said thousands of people in 10 villages were directly affected by ash fall from the latest eruption. He warned villagers to stay out of a danger zone that extends as far as seven kilometers from the peak. Reuters
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Nugroho said villagers urgently need face masks and clean water. He called on people to be vigilant about the possibility of flash floods and lava flows because Wednesday’s eruption created a natural dam on the upper reaches of the Laborus River. Reuters
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The 2,460-meter high Sinabung burst back to life in 2010 after a long period of dormancy. The volcano has been erupting sporadically ever since, killing 17 people and forcing more than 30,000 to evacuate their villages. AP
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