Indonesia: The volcano wakes up

On October 25, Soputan volcano in central Indonesia erupted, causing many pillars of smoke to shoot into the air, according to an official from the local monitoring system. The ash has fallen to a town 11 km from the crater and is also the town closest to the volcano.

According to Sandy Manengke, an official of the volcanic surveillance system, no casualties have been recorded so far. Soputan volcano erupted columns of dust nearly 1500 meters high. Experts from Indonesia's Volcanic Research Center wrote that this sputtering did not cause immediate harm to the locals, but ash from the crater fell near the town area about 11 km away. The government said there was no need to evacuate the people but recommended that people in two villages near the volcano carry a distributed mask, to prevent respiratory problems due to the impact of volcanic ash.

Soputan volcano on Sulawesi, about 2,160 km northeast of Jakarta, is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes. However, Mr. Manengke said this 1,780-meter volcano rarely produces lava. Last August, Soputan volcano sprayed ash and stone, but a few days later, the volcano was quiet again.

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