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Mount Sinabung: Thick layer of ash covers villages after eruption | Mount Sinabung: Thick layer of ash covers villages after eruption |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A thick layer of ash has covered several villages in Indonesia after the eruption of Mount Sinabung on Sumatra island. | |
At least seven people died after clouds of hot ash and gas consumed farmland around the mountain on Sunday. | At least seven people died after clouds of hot ash and gas consumed farmland around the mountain on Sunday. |
Rescuers are still searching for survivors. | Rescuers are still searching for survivors. |
The ash reached towns 12km (seven miles) away, local military head Agustatius Sitepu told AFP, including Gamber village in North Sumatra. | The ash reached towns 12km (seven miles) away, local military head Agustatius Sitepu told AFP, including Gamber village in North Sumatra. |
Even though the eruptions have subsided since Sunday, residents are still being warned to stay away from the 2,460m (8,070 foot) volcano, which is among the country's most active. | Even though the eruptions have subsided since Sunday, residents are still being warned to stay away from the 2,460m (8,070 foot) volcano, which is among the country's most active. |
"We urge the people surrounding Mount Sinabung to keep away from the red zones, which are within a three kilometre radius from the crater, or within a four kilometre radius from the equator in the north to northeast sector, or a six to seven kilometre in the south and southeast sector," said local official Muhammad Nuril Ansori. | "We urge the people surrounding Mount Sinabung to keep away from the red zones, which are within a three kilometre radius from the crater, or within a four kilometre radius from the equator in the north to northeast sector, or a six to seven kilometre in the south and southeast sector," said local official Muhammad Nuril Ansori. |
Sinabung had been dormant for 400 years when it began erupting again in 2010. | Sinabung had been dormant for 400 years when it began erupting again in 2010. |
More than a dozen people were killed in a particularly fierce eruption in 2014, the same year that residents were ordered to evacuate. However, some have since returned to their farms. | More than a dozen people were killed in a particularly fierce eruption in 2014, the same year that residents were ordered to evacuate. However, some have since returned to their farms. |
Indonesia, located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, has more than 120 active volcanoes. | Indonesia, located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, has more than 120 active volcanoes. |
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