Around 6,000 Indonesians evacuated over risk of Mt.Sinabung volcano eruption

Indonesian authorities evacuated around 6,000 people living on the slopes of Mount Sinabung on Sumatra Island, after raising the alert over increased volcanic activity, National Agency for Disaster Management said Wednesday, according to an article in the Latin American Tribune.

“There is a risk for the collapse of the dome followed by block-and-ash flows as far as 7 km (4.3 miles) to the south-east,” said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the Agency spokesperson. More than 25,000 people had to be evacuated between 2013 and 2014 due to repeated eruptions of lava, rocks and ash.