In the west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the Marapi volcano erupted again on Sunday, sending a 1,300-meter-high ash cloud into the sky (see video above).
Homes on the slopes of Marapi, where dozens of people live, had already been evacuated on Friday after Indonesian authorities raised the alert level for the nearly 2,900-meter-high volcano to the second highest level.
The ash rained on the streets and covered vehicles in the surrounding villages with a gray layer. In early December last year, about 20 mountain climbers were killed in a surprise eruption, krone.at reported.
Dangerous and most active volcano on Sumatra
Marapi – not to be confused with the Merapi volcano of the same name on the island of Java – is the most active volcano on Sumatra. In the area are the towns of Bukittinggi, Padang Panjang and Batusangkar.
Indonesia is located on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, the most geologically active zone on Earth. Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are not uncommon there.
Source: Krone
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