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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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Students play before the start of class as Mount Sinabung is seen in the background (Ahmad Putra/AP)

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 peak of Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatra before, top, and after with a graphic line superimposed on the area of the new crater following its eruption on Monday (PVMBG via AP)
The peak of Mount Sinabung before, top, and after with a graphic line superimposed on the area of the new crater following its eruption on Monday (PVMBG via AP)

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.

Mount Sinabung
Mount Sinabung erupted on Monday (Ahmad Putra/AP)

No-one was injured.

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