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Red alert: volcanic eruption in Indonesia

A large volcanic eruption has occurred at Mount Sinabung Volcano in Northern Sumatra, the second largest island of Indonesia. The previous eruption in 2016 with a column height of up to 3 km was accompanied by lava flows, evacuation, and human casualties.

Red alert: volcanic eruption in Indonesia

The 2,460-meter Sinabung volcano expelled five-kilometer-high ash column. The spokesman for the National Volcanology Agency declared this event the biggest eruption for Sinabung this year.

The Sinabung woke up in August 2010 after 400 years of inactivity.

Red alert: volcanic eruption in Indonesia

Despite the seeming lightness of the cloud, the ash mass is very high – it's thousands and tens of thousands of tons per day. These clouds moved up to 4.9 kilometers to the south and 3.5 kilometers to the east from the crater.

Red alert: volcanic eruption in Indonesia

The emitted ash is considered more dangerous than lava because of the huge expulsion area: the solid particles of volcanic ash get into eyes and lungs of humans and pets and irritate these organs. Ashes also kill plants, and when it rains, the ground is covered with a dense crust, similar to concrete. Photo: Volcano ash covers neighborhood.

Red alert: volcanic eruption in Indonesia

Despite the fact that the head of the National Disaster Management Agency declared the highest degree of danger and more than 3 thousand inhabitants left their homes, the eruption of the volcano did not affect the air traffic in the province of North Sumatra.

The National Agency of Volcanology noted that ashes did not reach the city of Medan and the airport.

The Australian Advisory Center for Volcanic Ash of Darwin in connection with the eruption announced a red alert level for aviation.

Red alert: volcanic eruption in Indonesia

The Association of Tour Operators of Russia told that due to reports of the eruption the cost of permits to Indonesia fell sharply.

Red alert: volcanic eruption in Indonesia

Indonesia is located on the edge of the "Ring of Fire" , a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. The plate, forming the bottom of the Indian Ocean, "squeezes" here under the Asian plate, which is part of Sumatra. Accumulating tension is released in the form of tremors of giant force that result in earthquakes and volcanic activity.

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