Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupts, spewing ash up to 1,000 meters

Mount Sinabung spews ash and smoke as seen from Karo, North Sumatra on Monday, April 26, 2021. - AFP

JAKARTA, April 26 (Xinhua):The Sinabung volcano in Indonesia's North Sumatra erupted with a thick column of ash 1,000 meters above its peak to the east, the Indonesian Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre said on Monday.

The eruption occurred at 1.55am local time for 175 seconds.

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