Sinabung volcano in Indonesia had a spectacular eruption this morning, August 10, 2020, 10:16 A.M. local.
The powerful volcanic eruption snet a thick and dense ash plume approx. 16,400 ft (5,000 m) in the air, changing day into night.
Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Sinabung erupted Monday, spewing a massive column of ash and smoke 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) above its summit and plunging towns into darkness.
“This is an alert for all of us to avoid red-zone areas near Sinabung,” said Armen Putera, a local official with Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre
However, the crater’s alert status remained at its second-highest level. No one lives inside a previously announced no-go zone around the volcano.
Ballistic impacts of volcanic bombs and pyroclastic flows are likely in a 3-km zone around the main crater as well as 4-5 km along the SE and NE flanks. So be careful if around.
Small communities nearby were coated in a layer of thick ash as at least one village went from day to night in a matter of minutes.
“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.” said Rencana Sitepu, the head of Namanteran village, adding that some of the community’s crops were destroyed by the fallout. Volcanic ash is currently dispersing towards west.
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