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Indonesia's Sinabung volcano ejects towering column of ash

Villagers are advised to stay 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the crater’s mouth and should be aware of the peril of lavaSome 30,000 people have been forced to leave homes around the mountain in the past few years

1 min read10 Aug 2020
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Mount Sinabung eruption: Volcanic blast reshaped summit of the mountain

The volcano in North Sumatra, which has been active since 2010 after centuries of dormancy, erupted explosively on Monday morning

1 min read20 Feb 2018
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Indonesia’s Mt. Sinabung spews massive smoke-and-ash column

Mount Sinabung on Sumatra island, which has been rumbling since 2010 and saw a deadly eruption in 2016, spewed the thick plume after activity picked up recent days

1 min read19 Feb 2018
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Indonesia volcano spews hot clouds of ash, kills at least seven

The volcano is still spewing hot ashes as of Sunday, making it dangerous for search and rescue, according to National Disaster Mitigation Agency

1 min read22 May 2016
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Searches halted after Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano erupts again

Mount Sinabung volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on 3 February, halting a search for any more victims. In Pics: the natural disaster

4 Feb 2014
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Fears death toll could rise in Indonesia volcano eruption

14 people mainly local tourists, including four high school students on a sightseeing trip were killed by lethal heat clouds

2 min read2 Feb 2014
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Indonesia volcano erupts again; kills at least 14

Sinabung has been erupting for 4 months, sending lava and searing gas and rocks rolling down its southern slopes

2 min read1 Feb 2014
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Indonesian volcano erupts 30 times as 20,000 displaced

Mount Sinabung on the western island of Sumatra sent rivers of lava flowing through an evacuation zone and columns of volcanic cloud up as high as 4,000m

1 min read4 Jan 2014
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Indonesia orders mass evacuation as alert raised on Sumatra volcano

Mount Sinabung, on the island of Sumatra, has become increasingly active in recent months, spewing columns of ash several km into the air

1 min read24 Nov 2013

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