JAKARTA - Mount Sinabung in Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, on Sunday at around 12.00 WIB was observed launching ash 500 to 1,000 meters to the east, southeast, and south.

This was conveyed by the Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Karo Natanail Perangin-angin reported by Antara, Sunday, February 14.

Natanail conveyed this based on observations of Mount Sinabung activity which showed that the mountain's crater emitted thick smoke with a height of 50 to 200 meters from the summit.

Mount Sinabung is currently at Level III (Alert). Residents are asked not to carry out activities in villages within a radius of three km from the top of the mountain.

BPBD urges residents who live near rivers that have their heads in Mount Sinabung to be aware of the threat of dangers of the lava flow.


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