Mount Sinabung Erupts Killing 14 People in Indonesia (Video)

An estimated 20,491 people in Indonesia were evacuated after Mount Sinabung volcano erupted in early January.

Today Mount Sinabung erupted again killing at least 14 people.
Reuters reported:

Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano erupted and killed at least 11 people on the western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the first time it is known to have claimed any lives, a senior government official said.

The volcano has becoming increasingly active in recent months, regularly spewing columns of ash several kilometres into the air. The government has evacuated tens of thousands of residents near the area.

“Eleven people were killed because of the eruption this morning and the number could increase. No evacuations could be made at this stage because of the potential for more eruptions,” Andi Arief, a presidential staff member, told Reuters.

Sinabung is one of nearly 130 active volcanoes in the world’s most populous country, which stands along the “Ring of Fire” volcanic belt around the shores of the Pacific Ocean.

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