The Sinabung volcano in western Indonesia on August 23, 2020 unleashed an avalanche of scorching clouds down its slopes.
Salient Features
- The volcano is located in North Sumatra province and it was shooting smoke and ash more than 1,000 meters into the air.
- Villagers were advised to stay 5 kilometers from the crater’s mouth and should be aware of the peril of lava.
- The 2,600-metre (8,530-feet) Sinabung was dormant for four centuries before exploding in 2010, killing two people. Another eruption in 2014 killed 17 people, while seven died in a 2016 eruption.
- Sinabung is among more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
(Source: AIR)
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