30 June 2014

IINDONESIA - Mount Sinabung erupts






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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