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Volcano erupts in Indonesia

Volcano Sinabung in Karo district, Indonesia's North Sumatra province erupted on early October 12, spewing an ash column of up to 2 km to the sky.
Volcano erupts in Indonesia ảnh 1Volcano Sinabung in Indonesia (Photo: EPA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Volcano Sinabung in Karo district, Indonesia's North Sumatraprovince erupted on early October 12, spewing an ash column of up to 2 km tothe sky.

Theeruption took place at 02:45 am (local time), said head of the Information,Data and Public Relations Centre of National Agency for Disaster Management ofIndonesia Sutopo Nugroho. The eruption left no casualty but forced people toevacuate.

Earlier,the volcano also erupted on October 11, spreading ash by up to 1.5 km high.

MountSinabung has been on top alert since July 2, 2015 with no-go zones of seven kmin the south, southeast and east of the crater, according to Sutopo Nugroho.

Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire where several tectonic platesmeet and cause 90 percent of the world’s seismic activity. The country iscurrently home to nearly 130 active volcanoes.-VNA

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