| 2016-01-05 01:10:54 | |
JAKARTA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Soputan Volcano in Indonesia's eastern Sulawesi province erupted at 8:53 p.m. local time Monday, the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.
Authorities have increased the volcano's status from alert (level II) to higher level of standby (level III).
The volcano spewed billowing smoke into the air as high as 2,000 meters, heading southeast. "The lava was seen decreasing in the east side of the volcano slope with thundering sounds heard from the crater of the volcano," Sutopo told Xinhua by phone.
By raising the status to standby, people are prohibited from any activity within a radius of 4 kilometers from the volcano, according to Sutopo.
Besides, the country's Center of Volcanology and Geology Disaster Mitigation also applied a similar ban in location between southwest and northwest direction from the volcano within a radius of 6.5 kilometers, Sutopo said.
He said that mild rain of volcanic ash poured down in Langowan, Minahasa, adding that regional disaster mitigation agency is still monitoring areas affected by the volcanic ash rain around the erupted volcano.
"People were yet to be told to evacuate. The settlements were still out of the prohibited radius range," Sutopo added.
According to Sutopo, the eruption did not cause panic among people in the two regencies around the volcano, as the volcano is among the country's 129 active volcanoes and has been active with small scales of eruption in the last few years.
With the upgrade status on Soputan, Indonesia now applies standby status on 4 volcanoes, Soputan, Bromo, Karangetang and Lokon, 1 high alert status against Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra, while alert status was applied on 15 volcanoes.
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Nicaragua's Momotombo volcano spews gas and lava again
NICARAGUA VOLCANO | 04 de Enero de 2016
Overview of the Momotombo volcano in western Nicaragua. EFE
Managua, Jan 4 (EFE).- The Momotombo volcano located in the Pacific "Ring of fire" and part of the "mountain range of volcanoes" in Nicaragua, recorded fresh explosions around 4 am on Sunday, spewing out gases, ash and incandescent material, said the Nicaraguan Institute for Territorial Studies, or INETER.
This was preceded by two explosions Saturday, accompanied by gas and ash, which spread to nearby towns.
On Dec. 1 volcanic activity had resumed in Momotombo, 1,297 meters (4,255 feet) high and located north of Lake Managua or Xolotlan, recording the largest eruption in more than a century, after it was dormant for 110 years.
After the explosion, the mountain returned to its state of relative calm, according to official information.
The volcano with the perfect cone is the same one that had forced the relocation of the city of Leon in 1610 when it was under the administration of the Spanish Crown and its activity in 1886 left the skies over western Nicaragua darkened for 23 days, according to INETER records.
Authorities are keeping watch over northwest and southeast Nicaragua, which is the primary zone of influence of volcanoes.
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Guatemala Volcano Spews Fire, Towering Ash Cloud
Guatemala's Volcano of Fire has erupted in dramatic fashion, spewing incandescent material and sending columns of ash up to 23,000 feet (7,000 meters) above sea level.
No evacuations have been ordered due to Sunday night's volcanic activity. But officials are asking nearby communities to remain vigilant.
The country's volcanology agency says the mountain produced "constant sounds similar to a train locomotive and strong explosions" that rattled roofs and windows 18 miles (30 kilometers) away.
National disaster response spokesman David de Leon said Monday that particulate matter was falling in at least eight nearby towns.
The Volcano of Fire stands some 12,300 feet (3,763 meters) above sea level in south-central Guatemala. It erupted 13 times last year.
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