Sinabung volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia): eruption continues, moderately large pyroclastic flow this morning
Wed, 2 Aug 2017, 11:38
11:38 AM | BY: T
View of this morning's pyroclastic flow at Sinabung (image: Samri Sihombing / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)

View from the volcano observatory's wecam (image: PVMBG)

Another view of the eruption from the observatory (image: TopMetro News)

The pyroclastic flow descending on the southern side (image: TopMetro News)
The flow reached approx. 3 km length on the southern slope of the volcano, inside the already devastated and evacuated zone around Sinabung. The associated ash plume rose to about 18,000 ft (5.4 km) altitude.
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