Indonesia
volcano spews hot clouds of ash, kills at least seven
22
May, 2016
Seven
people have died and two are in critical condition after Mount
Sinabung on Sumatra island erupted on Saturday, said an Indonesian
disaster agency official, adding that the army and police are still
searching for survivors in the area.
The
2,460-metre (8,070 foot) tall volcano is among the country's most
active. When Sinabung erupted in 2014, more than a dozen people were
killed and thousands were evacuated. Before recent times, its last
known eruption was four centuries ago.
Since
a few years ago, the government has imposed several red zones near
Sinabung's crater, including the village of Gamber where the nine
people were found, National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB)
spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement.
"It
is not immediately clear how many people were in Gamber because when
the mountain spewed clouds of hot ash, there was not supposed to be
any activity in the area," Nugroho said on Sunday.
The
volcano, about 1,900 km (1,180 miles) northwest of Jakarta, is still
spewing hot ashes as of Sunday, making it dangerous for search and
rescue, according to BNPB.
Indonesia,
located on the Pacific Rim of Fire, has more than 120 active
volcanoes
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