Indonesia's Sinabung, Merapi Volcanoes Erupt Monday Nov 18,2013

Two volcanoes erupted on Monday Nov 18,2013 in Indonesia, prompting warnings for flights and evacuation preparations, officials said

    

   

Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province unleashed volcanic ash as high as 8,000 meters (26,250 feet), the highest of its eruptions in recent days.Residents in Medan, the provincial capital about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north-eastward, could see black smokes billowing from Sinabung
The 2,600-meter (8,530-foot)-high mountain has sporadically erupted since September 2013 after being dormant for three years. 

  

 



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Indonesia which is located on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire,” has 129 active volcanoes, making it prone to seismic upheaval. 
 
Merapi, which is in Yogyakarta province, killed more than 300 people and caused the evacuation of 20,000 villagers when it burst back to life in late 2010
 
6,000 people were evacuated from their villages following the eruption of Mount Sinabung in western Indonesia in September 2013