Mount Sinabung eruption.
Mount Sinabung eruption.
Mount Sinabung has erupted, producing hot clouds of 4.5km from east to southeast, Head of Data and Information Center of National Disaster Management Agency's (BNPB) Public Relations Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.

Sutopo said the eruption occurred at 9:59 PM, Tuesday (24/10/2017), with column height of 2km.

He added that Mount Sinabung erupted once again on the same day at 2:45 pm.

During the second eruption, Mount Sinabung produced hot clouds that slid as far as 3km from east to southeast. The column height was 1km.

"Mount Sinabung erupted again on 10/24/2017, 2:45 pm. Hot clouds glide 3km from the east to southeast. Column height was 1km. It was a 300-second-long quake," said Sutopo, in his Twitter, @Sutopo_BNPB.