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The sky above an erupting volcano in Indonesia has turned a stunning electric purple during a lightning storm.
Spectacular images captured the spectacle as Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatra, continued to spew a column of ash and smoke up to 16,400ft (5km) into the sky as lightning bolts crackled above.
Sinabung leapt back into life last week, with 13 separate blasts on Tuesday alone, and it continued to shoot volcanic debris for several days afterwards.
The purple skies - which can be caused by the scattering of white light due to moisture, haze and dust in the air - were captured by photographers on Friday using long exposures.
Published on: Wednesday, March 03, 2021
By: AFP
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This handout photo taken on March 2 and released by the Indonesia Geological Agency shows Mount Sinabung spewing hot ash into the sky, as seen from Karo, North Sumatra.
MEDAN: An Indonesian volcano erupted on Tuesday morning spewing a spectacular column of ash thousands of metres (feet) into a powder blue sky.
Vulcanologists recorded 13 separate blasts as Mount Sinabung leapt to life, belching debris up to 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) above Sumatra.
There was no immediate danger to life or property, authorities said, with a five-kilometre (three-mile) ring around the volcano having been left unoccupied over recent years.
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An Indonesian volcano erupted on Tuesday morning spewing a spectacular column of ash thousands of feet into the air, nearly obscuring the powder blue sky from the view of locals watching below.
Vulcanologists recorded 13 separate blasts as Mount Sinabung leapt to life, belching debris up to 16,400 feet (5,000 metres) above Sumatra.
There was no immediate danger to life or property, authorities said, with a three-mile (five-kilometre) ring around the volcano having been left unoccupied over recent years.
No evacuation orders have been issued, and there has been no reported flight disruption.
But locals are taking no chances.
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash as high as 3 miles on Tuesday, in its first big eruption since August last year. Pictured: The eruption as seen from Kuta Rakyat village in Karo, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, March 2
A farmer tends to a farm as Mount Sinabung spews ash into the sky, as seen from Karo, North Sumatra on Tuesday (March 2, 2021). - AFP MEDAN, March 2 (AFP): An Indonesian volcano erupted on Tuesday morning spewing a spectacular column of ash thousands of metres (feet) into a powder blue sky. Vulcanologists recorded 13 separate blasts as Mount Sinabung leapt to life, belching debris up to 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) above Sumatra. There was no immediate danger to life or property, authorities said, with a five-kilometre (three-mile) ring around the volcano having been left unoccupied over recent years. No evacuation orders have been issued, and there has been no reported flight disruption. But locals are taking no chances. "The residents are scared, many are staying indoors to avoid the thick volcanic ash," Roy Bangun, 41, told AFP.