Indonesia's Mount Sinabung Erupts Again!
Jun 26, 2015 7:45:07 GMT -6
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Post by Mystic Wanderer on Jun 26, 2015 7:45:07 GMT -6
Mount Sinabung erupted again Wednesday, forcing residents of Medan to wear face masks as ash spewed through the air, blanketing parts of the city.
Medan is Indonesia’s third-largest city and home to 3.4 million.
TV footage showed ash blanketing parts of the city, which is about 50 kilometers (31 miles) northeast of the mountain.
According to the Sinabung monitoring post, there were seven hot ash avalanches Wednesday that slid up to 3,500 meters (10,500 feet) southeastward. The ash cloud billowed 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) high.
The 2,460-meter (8,070-foot) volcano has spewed hot lava almost daily since its alert status was raised early this month to the highest level. More than 10,300 villagers whose homes are in the danger zone have been evacuated.
Mount Sinabung is one of about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
It has sporadically erupted since 2010, after being dormant for 400 years. An eruption last year killed at least 17 people.
According to the Sinabung monitoring post, there were seven hot ash avalanches Wednesday that slid up to 3,500 meters (10,500 feet) southeastward. The ash cloud billowed 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) high.
The 2,460-meter (8,070-foot) volcano has spewed hot lava almost daily since its alert status was raised early this month to the highest level. More than 10,300 villagers whose homes are in the danger zone have been evacuated.
Mount Sinabung is one of about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
It has sporadically erupted since 2010, after being dormant for 400 years. An eruption last year killed at least 17 people.
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