Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province erupted
Sunday evening, gushing 4,000 meter-high cloud of ash and smoke
into the air, an official said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties, said Sutopo Purwo
Nugroho, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management
Agency (BNPB). “The eruption is sending hot clouds about 4,500
meters towards the south-east,” Nugroho said, adding that the local
villagers living at the foot of the mountain have been told to
evacuate, informs DPA. According to Emergency Management
Agency of Indonesia, rescuers prepare temporary accommodation
for the displaced, reports TASS. Previous volcanic eruption, which
lasted almost six months, from September 2013, caused the deaths
of 15 people. More than 30 thousand local residents were forced to
flee their homes. There are still 14,382 local residents living in
temporary shelters. Sinabung is located in the north of the island of
Sumatra, 60 km from the city of Medan. The height of the volcano
above sea level is 2, 460 m. The first eruption for nearly 400 years
occurred in 2010, followed by ash emissions were repeated in 2013
and early 2014.
Source: inserbia.info/today/2014/06/indonesia-mount-sinabung-erupts/ © InSerbia News
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