Photos: Indonesia's erupting Sinabung volcano belches column of ash

Authorities have instructed residents to avoid a five-kilometre radius around the crater

Published: March 02, 2021 13:15 Compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor with inputs from Agencies

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People watch as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic material during an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The 2,600-metre (8,530-feet) volcano erupted Tuesday, sending volcanic materials a few thousand meters into the sky and depositing ash on nearby villages. Image Credit: AP

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Vulcanologists recorded 13 separate blasts as Mount Sinabung leapt to life, belching debris up to 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) above Sumatra. Image Credit: Via REUTERS

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There was no immediate danger to life or property, authorities said, with a five-kilometre ring around the volcano having been left unoccupied over recent years. Image Credit: AP

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Muhammad Nurul Asrori, a monitoring officer at Sinabung, said Tuesday's plume of smoke and ash was the largest he had seen since 2010, and warned that it could still get bigger. Image Credit: AFP

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Sinabung, a 2,460-metre volcano, was dormant for centuries before roaring back to life in 2010 when an eruption killed two people. Image Credit: Via REUTERS

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After another period of inactivity, it erupted again in 2013 and has remained highly active since. In 2014, an eruption killed at least 16 people, while seven died in a 2016 blast. Image Credit: AP

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Sinabung is among more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which is located on the "Ring of Fire,'' an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Ocean. Image Credit: via REUTERS

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A farmer tends to a farm as Mount Sinabung spews ash into the sky, as seen from Karo, North Sumatra. Image Credit: AFP

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The volcano, one of two currently erupting in Indonesia, has sporadically come to life since then. Image Credit: via REUTERS

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Some 30,000 people have been forced to leave homes around Sinabung in the past few years. Image Credit: AP

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