Smoke column up to 3 km: Marapi volcano erupts in Indonesia
Kyiv • UNN
Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupted, spewing a 3-kilometer column of smoke and scattering ash; authorities declared a second level of alert and imposed a ban on activities within a 3 km radius.
In Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra, the volcano Marapi has started erupting Marapi volcano. It threw a column of smoke to a height of three kilometers. Reuters writes about it with reference to the country's Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), reports UNN.
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The 2891-meter-high volcano began erupting at 14.54 local time. local time. Experts recorded the eruption of Marapi with a maximum amplitude of 30 mm and lasted 4 minutes and 41 seconds.
Reuters, citing local authorities, writes that the volcanic ash plume with high intensity has spread to the surrounding areas.
Pictures and videos show cars and roads covered in ash. ash.
Local authorities have banned residents and tourists from any activities within a 3 kilometer radius of the crater, and set the second level of alert for this volcano.
We have distributed masks to residents and urge them to stay at home
According to the volcanological agency, Indonesia is located on the Ring of Fire of the Pacific Ocean and has 127 active volcanoes.
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