(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Indonesia's Mount Sinabung spewed searing ash and gas 4 kilometres into the sky Thursday, officials said, as the number of people displaced by the latest round of eruptions
exceeded 10,000, dpa reported.
'There were two strong eruptions today and the ash travelled far to
the east,' said Subur Tambun, chief of the disaster management agency
in Karo district in North Sumatra province, where the volcano is
located.
The volcano erupted 11 times on Wednesday, sending ash to the
provincial capital Medan.
There have been no fatalities since the volcano began its latest
period of activity early this month, he said.
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