When Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano erupted on Monday morning, it shot a towering plume of ash 4.3 miles into the sky, blowing away much of its summit. 

 Before-and-after images show an enormous chunk missing from the stratovolcano following its biggest eruption this year. Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said the peak was “completely annihilated”.

 Local villages were covered in ash following the eruption from Mount Sinabung, which remained dormant for over four centuries before showing activity again in August 2010. 

 Mount Sinabung sent volcanic ash over 23,000 feet into the air, covering a large area of the northern region of Indonesia.


 Locals have been encouraged by the agency to remain outside the four-mile danger zone surrounding the volcano’s crater.

 The 8,071-feet tall mountain is among Indonesia's most active and dangerous volcanoes.

 Thousands were evacuated and more than 12 people were killed when Mount Sinabung erupted in early 2014.

Source: https://goo.gl/bS6CrZ