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Volcano erupts in Indonesia

Volcano Sinabung in western Indonesia has begun to erupt on April 12, creating a 3,000-metre pillar of dust and smoke.
Volcano erupts in Indonesia ảnh 1A photo of volcano Sinabung. (Source: huffingtonpost.com)

Hanoi (VNA) – Volcano Sinabung in western Indonesia has begun to erupt onApril 12, creating a 3,000-metre pillar of dust and smoke.

Thevolcano, nearly 2,500 metres tall, has erupted in recent days, according tolocal disaster prevention agency.

Local authorities have banned people from travelling to area of sevenkilometres from the crater’s radius.

Sinabungis one of 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which has continuously eruptedsince 2013.

At least 23 people were killed by the volcano’s eruption in 2014 and 2015. The followingeruptions forced thousands of people to evacuate, causing huge losses to the localeconomy.-VNA 

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