Mount Karangetan volcano in central Indonesia is erupting since Thursday, spewing large plumes of ash in the sky.
More than 50 people living on the slope of the volcanic peak have been evacuated from Winangun village and taken shelter in a church.
The volcano is still erupting right now.
Mount Karangetan’s alert status is now at the second-highest level, with a no go zone covering an area up to 4 kilometers from the crater.
Disaster agency officials have urged villagers near the volcano to keep using masks to avoid ejected ash.
The quick response unit of the disaster agency in Sitaro district has evacuated at least 47 people from Winangun village after Mount Karangetan erupted, Agus Wibowo, spokesman of the National Disaster Management Agency, told Xinhua news agency.https://t.co/wLImSNPHbE
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The volcanology agency also warned people living along rivers near Mount Karangetan about possible lahars and flash floods.
Karangetan volcano, which is one of the 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia, has entered its latest eruption phase in Nov. 25, 2018.
