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Sinabung volcano ejects towering column of ash over Indonesia
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's rumbling Mount Sinabung erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as high as 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into the sky and depositing ash on villages.Falling grit and ash accumulated up to 5 centimeters (2 inches) in already abandoned villages on the volcano's slopes, said Armen Putra, an official at the Sinabung monitoring post on Sumatra Island.Farther afield in Berastagi, a tourist destination city in North Sumatra province, about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) from the crater, motorists switched on headlights in daylight to see through the ash.Videos and photos on social media showed people wore masks while outdoors.There were no fatalities or injuries from the eruption, Indonesia’s Volcanology