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Mount Sinabung located in Karo Regency, North Sumatra, a great eruption on February 19, 2018 morning, precisely around 09.00 pm.
According to the Head of Public Relations BNPB Sutopo Purwo Nugroho in his Twitter account, @Sutopo_PN, ash column results eruption that reaches approximately 5,000 meters.
The head of the Sinabung Volcano Monitoring Station, Armen Putra, said the volcanic ash blast leads to the south-east. In addition to bursts of volcanic ash, Mount Sinabung also launched hot clouds as high as 4,900 meters to south-southeast and 3,500 meters southeast-east.
When Mount Sinabung erupts, there is also an earthquake for 607 seconds. After the eruption of Mount Sinabung, a number of villages in Karo Regency were pitch black due to covered volcanic ash material.
A number of foreign media also highlighted the eruption of Mount Sinabung. One of them is the media from the United States, US News & World Report.
With the title "Indonesia's Sinabung Volcano Unleashes Towering Ash Column", the media highlighted the height of the ash blown in the eruption.
"The eruption of Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra has released ash column as high as 5,000 meters to the atmosphere and hot clouds to the slopes," wrote the media.
The same is also preached by Time, with an article titled "Indonesia's Sinabung Volcano Unleashes Towering Ash Column".
"Spokesperson for the National Disaster Management Agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the hot clouds are heading as far as 4,900 meters to south-southeast."
Meanwhile, through an article titled "Indonesia's Sinabung volcano erupts again", News.com.au reported that Australia issued a "red alert" alert to the Kangaroo Airline company.
"The regional volcanic ash advisory center in Darwin issued a 'red alert' alert to the airlines," the Australian media said.
The South China Morning Post also highlighted the same thing with an article entitled "Red notice warning for airlines as Indonesia's Sinabung volcano unleashes towering column of ash".
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Gunung Sinabung yang berada di Kabupaten Karo, Sumatera Utara, erupsi hebat pada 19 Februari 2018 pagi, tepatnya sekitar pukul 09.00 WIB.
Menurut Kepala Humas BNPB Sutopo Purwo Nugroho dalam akun Twitter-nya, @Sutopo_PN, kolom abu hasil letusan itu mencapai kurang lebih 5.000 meter.
Kepala Pos Pemantau Gunung Api Sinabung, Armen Putra, mengatakan semburan abu vulkanik mengarah ke tenggara-selatan. Selain semburan abu vulkanik, Gunung Sinabung juga meluncurkan awan panas setinggi 4.900 meter ke selatan-tenggara dan 3.500 meter tenggara-timur.
Saat Gunung Sinabung erupsi, juga terjadi gempa selama 607 detik. Usai Gunung Sinabung erupsi, sejumlah desa di Kabupaten Karo gelap gulita akibat tertutup material abu vulkanik.
Sejumlah media asing turut menyoroti letusan dahsyat Gunung Sinabung. Salah satunya adalah media asal Amerika Serikat, US News & World Report.
Dengan judul "Indonesia's Sinabung Volcano Unleashes Towering Ash Column", media tersebut menyoroti ketinggian abu yang dihempaskan dalam erupsi itu.
"Letusan Gunung Sinabung di Pulau Sumatra telah melepaskan kolom abu setinggi 5.000 meter ke atmosfer dan awan panas ke lerengnya," tulis media tersebut.
Hal serupa juga diwartakan oleh Time, dengan artikel berjudul "Indonesia's Sinabung Volcano Unleashes Towering Ash Column".
"Juru Bicara Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana Sutopo Purwo Nugroho mengatakan, awan panas mengarah sejauh 4.900 meter ke selatan-tenggara."
Sementara itu lewat artikel berjudul "Indonesia's Sinabung volcano erupts again", News.com.aumengabarkan bahwa Australia mengeluarkan peringatan "level merah" kepada perusahaan penerbangan Negeri Kanguru.
"Pusat penasihat abu vulkanik regional di Darwin mengeluarkan peringatan 'level merah' kepada perusahaan penerbangan," demikian tulis media asal Australia itu.
Media South China Morning Post juga menyoroti hal yang sama dengan artikel berjudul "Red notice warning for airlines as Indonesia's Sinabung volcano unleashes towering column of ash".