Mount Sinabung shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air on Tuesday, dusting villages 15 miles (25 kilometers) away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy. Some witnesses at the foot of Mount Sinabung reported seeing an orange glow — presumably magma — in cracks along the volcano's slopes for the first time. This latest eruption was double the previous outburst and volcanologist recorded a tower of ash reaching 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) according to government volcanologist Agus Budianto.
Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke as seen from Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. "There was a huge, thunderous sound. It sounded like hundreds of bombs going off at one," said Ita Sitepu, 29, who was among thousands of people staying in crowded emergency shelters well away from the base. "Then everything starting shaking. I've never experienced anything like it." AP
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