A volcano in Indonesia has shown signs of eruption, as it spewed an ash cloud over a 5KM radius around it on Monday. Local authorities reported that this had turned the entire sky dark and there were thunderous sounds emanating from the volcano. This volcano, called the Mount Sinabung, is situated on the Sumatra island of Indonesia. Notably, this volcano had been fairly inactive for more than a year.
Indonesian authorities issued advisories to the residents as well as the tourists in the area, warning them about the potential for lava flows from the volcano, following the second eruption in three days. The first one had happened on Saturday. Footage of this eruption by the residents of Sumatra showed a giant cloud of thick ash from the peak of the 2460 feet high mountain in Karo, Sumatra.
Residents have been advised to stay outside of a 3 km radius of the volcano and to wear masks to minimise the effects of falling volcanic ash, the volcanology agency said in a statement. No casualties have been reported and a spokeswoman for the civil aviation authority said flights were still operating in the region.
Sinabung is one of the deadliest volcanoes in the world and had been inactive for centuries, before erupting in 2010.