Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupted on Saturday, August 8 and again on Monday, August 10. The volcano has been dormant for over a year.
The eruptions caused volcanic matter to blast over 16,400 feet (4998 m) into the sky, according to NBC. Footage shared on social media shows thick clouds of smoke and ash covering the area on Sumatra Island.
No casualties or injuries have been reported, but locals have been advised to keep at least a 2km radius from the mountain and keep wearing masks to avoid inhaling the smoke. Several crops from surrounding villages have been destroyed.
‘It was like magic; when the ash came it went from being very bright to dark as night. The village went dark for about 20 minutes,’ Rencana Sitepu, the head of Namanteran village, said according to East Coast Radio.
T157 #MountSinabung in #Indonesia has erupted, launching a column of ash more than 16,000ft (three miles) into the sky.
2nd eruption since Weekend. Locals alerted to stay at least 2kms away from the crater’s mouth)
The only thing that was left in 2020? pic.twitter.com/pdomzz3Neg— Deepak Shelke (@DeepakShelke16) August 10, 2020
PHOTOS: Indonesia’s Volcano Mount Sinabung Erupts, Spewing Ash Miles High https://t.co/ceDJm4vV5N pic.twitter.com/7UWs8ylqrZ
— Darshan (@Darshan8970962) August 10, 2020
#Indonesian volcano #MountSinabung spews a mountain of ash three miles into the air in spectacular eruption
The volcano spewed a giant cloud of hot volcanic ash three miles into the air and turning the sky dark pic.twitter.com/Frvl5VjdDn— Hans Solo (@thandojo) August 11, 2020
Indonesia is home to over 100 volcanoes and is situated on the so-called ‘Ring of Fire’, a strip of tectonic plate boundaries circling the Pacific Ocean known for frequent seismic activity.
Thousands of residents have been displaced due to volcanic activity in recent years.
Image: Twitter/DeepakShelke16
