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Mount Sinabung erupts again
AKARTA, -- Indonesia's volcanic Mount Sinabung, dormant for four centuries, erupted for a second day in a row Monday, officials said.
Volcanology Agency official Muhammad Hendratno told the Chinese news agency Xinhua the volcano on Sumatra Island began spewing smoke several thousand feet into the air at 6:30 a.m. local time.
Transport Ministry Bambang Ervan said the eruption had the potential to disturb aviation in the region.
"It will depend on the direction of wind blow. Should it direct to the north, it will hamper international flight, and if the wind blow direct to the east, it will disturb domestic flight," he told Xinhua.
Thousands of people were evacuated from the vicinity of Mount Sinabung after it first erupted unexpectedly early Sunday.
AKARTA, -- Indonesia's volcanic Mount Sinabung, dormant for four centuries, erupted for a second day in a row Monday, officials said.
Volcanology Agency official Muhammad Hendratno told the Chinese news agency Xinhua the volcano on Sumatra Island began spewing smoke several thousand feet into the air at 6:30 a.m. local time.
Transport Ministry Bambang Ervan said the eruption had the potential to disturb aviation in the region.
"It will depend on the direction of wind blow. Should it direct to the north, it will hamper international flight, and if the wind blow direct to the east, it will disturb domestic flight," he told Xinhua.
Thousands of people were evacuated from the vicinity of Mount Sinabung after it first erupted unexpectedly early Sunday.
