Indonesia's Mt. Sinabung erupts once again

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Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted again on Thursday (November 14), spewing volcanic ash that reached a height of seven kilometers (4.3 miles).

About 5,500 people are now staying in evacuation centers. Many residents stay at the sites at night, but return home in the day to tend to chores.

The volcano had been inactive for four centuries before first erupting in August 2010.

After a period of calm, Sinabung started a series of eruptions at the beginning of November.

The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation has put the volcano's status on alert level three, recommending people not to approach the volcano within a radius of three kilometers from the crater.

Sinabung is one of nearly 130 active volcanoes in the world's fourth-most populated country, which straddles the "Pacific Ring of Fire".