Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupts after 400 years
After few days of rumbling the 2,460-metre high Mounty Sinabung in the Karo district in North Sumatra erupted on the 29th of august for the 1st time in 400 years. The volcano spewed sand and ash up to a mile high while the lava only moved near the crater.
There was no major damage reported due to the volcano. A thick blanket of acrid black smoke is shrouding the area, covering leaves of plant with three millimeters (1/8 of an inch) thick coating dust up to 30km away from the volcano.The eruption has not damage roads or bridges. The nearest big city is Medan where there were no disruptions to flights.
Indonesia’s national volcano disaster alert centre issued a red alert after the Sinabung volcano erupted.
About 21,000 people had been evacuated. Displaced residents, including children wearing masks, milled about in a government buildings, houses of worship and other evacuation centers in two nearby towns.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity. It has more active volcanoes than any other country.
