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Panicked residents flee deadly volcano
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A VOLCANO in western Indonesia has erupted eight times in just a few hours, “raining down rocks” over a large area and forcing thousands to flee their homes.
Mount Sinabung has been erupting on and off since September, but went into overdrive late Saturday and early yesterday, repeatedly spewing out red-hot ash and rocks up to 8 kilometers into the air.
Several thousand people left their homes overnight, taking the total number of those who have fled since the volcano rumbled to around 12,300, said the national disaster agency.
“People panicked last night as the eruption was accompanied by a loud thunderous sound and vibrations. Then it started raining down rocks,” said local government official Robert Peranginangin. “They ran helter-skelter out of their homes and cried for help.”
He added there were no known casualties from the latest eruptions.
The volcanology agency raised the alert level for the volcano, on the northern tip of Sumatra Island, to the highest point on a four-stage scale, meaning a hazardous eruption is imminent or under way.
Sinabung erupted in September for the first time since 2010.
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