Medan/Jakarta: Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in the Tanah Karo district of North Sumatra, following the eruption of Mount Sinabung on November 14 Thursday morning. It erupted again shortly before noon on the same day. The first eruption on November 14 Thursday happened at 6:57 a.m., sending volcanic ash to a height of 7,000 meters. The second eruption, at 11:54 a.m., saw smoke coming out of the mountain, reaching up to 5,000 meters.
“That makes the second eruption of Mount Sinabung for today,” National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in Jakarta on November 14 Thursday.
“An emergency response period will be in effect until Saturday. Reports show that supplies remain sufficient and there are no fatalities,” Sutopo said. |
