Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province blasted volcanic ash as high as three kilometres into the sky on Saturday, said National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. Mount Sinabung had been dormant for four centuries before reviving in 2010, killing two people. Photos taken on Sunday showed evidence of pyroclastic flows — a fast-moving cloud of hot volcanic gases, rocks and ash — in the village. He said ash tumbled down the slopes as far as 4.5 kilometres westward into a river. Earlier on Sunday, security personnel blocked some villagers who wanted to enter the village to take their abandoned belongings.

Source: National Post May 22, 2016 08:56 UTC