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Indonesia Set up Sinabung erupted Tuesday, sending volcanic materials as high as 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into the air and depositing ash on nearby villages. Activity at the volcano in North Sumatra province has increased over the past week, with authorities recording 13 times when ash clouds were released.
Dramatic video from the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia shows the ash plume reaching high into the sky.
There have been no new evacuations as a result of the activity and there have been no reports of flight disruptions in the region.
The 2,600-meter-long Sinabung lay dormant for four centuries before erupting in 2010, killing two people. Another eruption in 2014 killed 17 people, while seven died in a 2016 eruption.
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The volcano, one of two currently erupting in Indonesia, has sporadically come to life ever since.
About 30,000 people have been forced to leave their homes around Sinabung in recent years.
Sinabung is one of more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia, located on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines that encircle the Pacific Ocean. In total, the ring also includes about 450 volcanoes, including all of the most active volcanoes in the US.
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