KOTA TINGGI: A volcano in western Indonesia erupted today, spewing an ash cloud 2km into the sky as authorities warned residents over potential dangers from cold lava flows.
Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted at 1.04pm, spewing thick grey clouds of ash 2km above its peak, the national disaster mitigation agency, or BNPB, said in a statement.The volcano – one of Indonesia’s most active – has been at the second highest alert level of the country’s four-tiered system for weeks, with authorities advising people to stay outside a 4.5km exclusion zone around its crater.
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