Mount Sinabung Eruptions Twice With Volcanic Ash As High As 1,000 Meters

Mount Sinabung (PHOTO VIA ANTARA)

MEDAN - Mount Sinabung in Karo Regency, North Sumatra, experienced an eruption twice with a maximum distance of volcanic ash launch as high as 1,000 meters to the east.

Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) officer Muhammad Asrori said the first Sinabung eruption occurred at 05:45WIB.

Ash columns observed as high as 1,000 meters are gray with a thick intensity.

"This eruption is 10 mm with a duration of 3 minutes 29 seconds", he was quoted as saying by Antara on Thursday, May 13.

The next Sinabung eruption was observed at 05.49 WIB with a gray column of ash observed as high as 700 meters with an amplitude of 40 mm with a duration of 2 minutes 47 seconds.

Sinabung activity is still very high and there can be eruptions and hot clouds after any time.

Therefore, officials urge residents and tourists not to approach or enter the designated Sinabung danger zone.

"Always use a mask when doing activities outside the home. This is to avoid the adverse effects of volcanic ash such as ISPA and irritation to the eyes", said Asrori.