Eruption plunges villages into darkness


Nature’s fury: Mount Sinabung spewing volcanic ash into the sky in Karo, North Sumatra province. The volcano’s activity had picked up in recent days, including a pair of smaller eruptions over the weekend. — Reuters

Medan: Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupted, belching a massive column of ash and smoke 5km into the air and plunging local communities into darkness with a thick layer of debris.

The volcano on Sumatra island has been rumbling since 2010 and saw a deadly eruption in 2016.

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