Residents move in the middle of eruption of Mount Sinabung which again spewing smoke and ash vukanik into the air in Karo, North Sumatra, (18/1). Mount Sinabung activity continues to increase.
The eruption of Mount Sinabung in Tanah Karo, Medan, North Sumatra, caused a number of surrounding areas to be affected. The community was asked to be vigilant. The Head of Sinabung Volcano Monitoring Station, Armen Putra, asked the public to stay away from the red zone of Sinabung. They are also advised not to engage in activities within a 7 kilometer radius from the summit of Mount Sinabung. "We are still monitoring the activity of Mount Sinabung, visually we can not monitor because it is covered in ash," said Armen, Monday (2/19/2010). In addition to the red zone and a radius of 7 kilometers from the summit of Mount Sinabung, communities around the Laborus River are also expected to continue to be alert when the rain occurs, because the area is a lava flow. Behind the appeal, Mount Sinabung has kept the facts of a terrible eruption. Anything?
Hot air
Head of BNPB Sutopo Purwo Nugroho states volcanic ash that spurt from the belly of Mount Sinabung reaches thousands of meters. In addition to volcanic ash, the mountain also spewed hot clouds with a range to the northeast.
"Sinabung volcano erupts this morning with the height of the ash column reaches approximately 5,000 meters," wrote Head of Public Relations BNPB Sutopo Purwo Nugroho in twitter account, @Sutopo_PN, Monday (19/2/2018).
Rumble
It was revealed Sutopo in twitter account. He wrote that Mount Sinabung erupted this morning with the height of the ash column reaching approximately 5,000 meters accompanied by a roar.
Sutopo also revealed, bursts of volcanic ash is also accompanied by a hot cloud with a range to the northeast as far as 3,500 meters and to the south as far as 4900 meters. "There were no casualties," he said.
The village is pitch black
After the eruption of Mount Sinabung, a number of villages in Karo Regency were pitch black due to covered volcanic ash material. Head of Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Karo Martin Sitepu said the villages are in total darkness located in a number of districts, ranging from Simpang Empat, Umbrella, Three Nderket, Naman Teran, to Munthe. "Our appeal, residents stay away from the red zone that has been set officers," said Martin.
Earthquake 607 Seconds
Sinabung Volcano Monitoring Post Head, Armen Putra said, bursts of volcanic ash leads to Southeast-South. In addition to bursts of volcanic ash, Mount Sinabung also launched hot clouds as high as 4,900 meters to South-Southeast and 3,500 meters Southeast-East. "In addition to removing volcanic material, when Mount Sinabung erupted, there was an earthquake for 607 seconds," said Armen.
