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Photos: Indonesia's Mt. Sinabung blasts tower of smoke and ash into sky

Crater's alert status remained at the second-highest level

Published: August 10, 2020 14:21 AFP and Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of Indonesia_Volcano_11156.jpg-95bf1~1-1597054639147 — Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted Monday, belching a massive column of ash and smoke 5,000 metres into the air and coating local communities in debris. Image Credit: AP

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Mt. Sinabung — The volcano on Sumatra island has been rumbling since 2010 and saw a deadly eruption in 2016. Activity had picked up in recent days, including a pair of smaller eruptions at the weekend. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Indonesia_Volcano_38617.jpg-9e8fc~1-1597054642331 — There were no reports of injuries or deaths, but authorities warned of possible lava flows. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Indonesia_Volcano_43240.jpg-7d1bb~1-1597054646024 — The crater's alert status remained at the second-highest level. No one lives inside a previously announced no-go zone around the volcano, but small communities nearby were coated in a layer of thick ash from Monday's eruption. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 427755-01-02-1597054631997 — In 2016, seven people died in one of Sinabung's eruptions, while a 2014 eruption killed 16. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of AP10-08-2020_000023B~1-1597054649091 — Indonesia is home to about 130 active volcanoes due to its position on the "Ring of Fire", a belt of tectonic plate boundaries circling the Pacific Ocean where frequent seismic activity occurs. Image Credit: AP

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