Mount Sinabung in Sumatra Erupts Again on Moday

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SUKA NALU (GaeaTimes.com) — An Indonesian volcano named Mount Sinabung which was dormant for four centuries has erupted again on Monday. It is now pitching ash 2 Km into the air putting the residents of northern Sumatra villages in jeopardy.

Around 21,000 people have been evacuated from the nearby area. Displaced residents, including children wearing masks, are currently being held in a makeshift reception center with a roof but no walls. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed the disaster mitigation agency to help set up emergency tents, kitchens and toilets.

Only officials from the bureau of meteorology and the police are staying near to the volcano to collect data. Reuters Television footage showed vast black clouds billowing into the sky, against a background of trees and farmhouses. All short-haul flight skirting the volcano has been delayed.

Being located on the Pacific Rim of Fire, this eruption of volcano has triggered the highest red volcano alert. Surono, head of Indonesia’s volcanology centre, earlier said Monday’s eruption might cause any sudden earthquake in that region. He also commented that the ash coming out of the volcano is nearly 3mm (1/8 inch) thick on the leaves of plants. This might lead to potential damage to any human respiratory system living in that area at the time of ash emission. But fortunately they have evacuated all the people from the danger zone successfully.

Those people who had to flee due to this sudden disaster are now counting their days under open air. Although they are scared to go back, they can’t avoid the thoughts of their house and lands being destroyed by the volcano at the same time.

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