Indonesian volcano spews fresh lava; over 26,000 people flee
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Indonesian volcano spews fresh lava; over 26,000 people flee
Sinabung, which lies in the northwest of Indonesia's Sumatra island, sent hot rocks and ash 5km into the air, spreading hot clouds over a 4.5km radius, said the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
Enormous clouds rose from the mountain, as thick layers of grey ash blanketed plantations and nearby houses.
With the volcano erupting regularly, many of those who have left their homes since Sinabung started erupting in September have fallen ill, a local government official said.
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6:24 AM Wednesday Jan 15, 2014Villagers watch as Mount Sinabung erupts in Perteguhan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo / AP
Sinabung, which lies in the northwest of Indonesia's Sumatra island, sent hot rocks and ash 5km into in the air, spreading hot clouds over a 4.5km radius on Tuesday, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said.
Enormous clouds rose from the mountain, as thick layers of grey ash blanketed plantations and nearby houses.
With the volcano erupting regularly, many of those who have left their homes since Sinabung started erupting in September have fallen ill, a local government official says.
"Some refugees are sick, coughing mainly, and they are also in need of clean water,'' said Robert Peranginangin,a spokesman for Karo district.
Volcanoes are a regular threat for many living in Indonesia near their fertile slopes.
It had been quiet for around 400 years until it rumbled back to life in 2010, and again in September last year.
In August 2013, five people were killed and hundreds evacuated when a volcano on a small island in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted.
The country's most active volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, killed more than 350 people in a series of eruptions in 2010.
- AFP
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26000 flee erupting Indonesian volcano
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