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Comments twitter facebook Sina Microblog reddit JAKARTA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Powerful bursts of hot ash and gravel have erupted twicefrom one of Indonesia's most active volcano, Mount Sinabung North Sumatra, on Friday,official said here.
The eruptions belched the ash up to 1,500 meters high and the seismic activity of thevolcano in Karo district remained high, diminishing hope for 17,094 evacuees in shelters toreturn home soon, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster managementand mitigation agency told Xinhua over phone.
Indonesia has been on red alert since the national volcanology agency has raised threatlevel of the volcano last month and extended evacuation zone to 5 km from 3 km earlier.
Indonesia has issued a warning to international and domestic flights to reroute pathwaynear Mount. Sinabung since it erupted, with the biggest one on Nov. 18.
The 2,475-meter high Mount Sinabung first rumbled back to life in September after beingdormant for three years. The volcano has erupted intermittently since then.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago country with 17,500 islands, is home to 129 active volcanoesand sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone known as the "Pacific Ring of Fire."
（Editor：GaoYinan、Yao Chun）
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