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Volcano Shakes Sumatra as Three-Kilometer Smoke Column Warns of a Larger Eruption Image: Profimedia.cz

Volcano Shakes Sumatra as Three-Kilometer Smoke Column Warns of a Larger Eruption

From iDNES · () Czech

Translated from Czech and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mount Sinabung erupted on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, producing a three-kilometer column of black ash and smoke.
  • Authorities raised the alert level and warned that a larger eruption could follow.
  • No casualties or disruption to air traffic have been reported so far.

Mount Sinabung erupted on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, sending a towering column of black ash and smoke into the sky.

The eruption prompted authorities to raise the alert level. They warned that an even larger explosion could follow.

No casualties have been reported, and the eruption has not disrupted air traffic so far.

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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.