Wed 28 July 2021:
Mount Sinabung in Indonesia erupted on Wednesday, spewing a gigantic column of ash and smoke into the sky. According to a local geological organization, the volcano in North Sumatra province erupted for about 12 minutes.
An eyewitness says, a column of thick, dark smoke coming from the crater. Clouds of smoke and ash travelled 1,000 metres away from the peak.
No evacuation orders were issued, because the debris did not reach the nearest settlements and there was no reported disruption to planes in the region.
But authorities have instructed people to avoid a five-kilometre zone around the crater that has been left unoccupied for years as volcanic activity increased.
Sinabung, a 2,460-meter (8,070-foot) volcano, had been inactive for centuries before erupting in 2010 and killing two people.
It erupted again in 2013 and has remained highly active since.
The following year an eruption killed at least 16 people, while seven died in a 2016 blast.
Nearly 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia.
Photo: Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano
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