Volcanic blast reshaped ‘lava dome’ summit of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung
The volcano in North Sumatra, which has been active since 2010, erupted explosively on Monday morning.
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The eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung, which shot ash five kilometres (three miles) high, also “annihilated” the mountain’s summit.
Before and after images from Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation show an enormous chunk missing from the peak.
The volcano in North Sumatra, which has been active since 2010, erupted explosively on Monday morning.
Hot ash clouds rolled down its slopes, travelling as far as 4.9 kilometres from the crater.
No-one was injured.