Volcanic grumbling in Aceh

Volcanic grumbling in Aceh

SIGLI, Aceh: Peut Sagoe and Tutong twin volcanoes in Geumpang
district of the Pidie regency have been active over the past
couple of days.

Eruptions occurred every three to five minutes, spraying
volcanic ash across nearby villages and forcing some residents to
flee their homes.

"The thick black ash is spewing out of the volcanoes up to 300
meters and 1,500 meters high and people living nearby, such as in
the transmigration area of Gumpang, are anxious," Muhammad Nazir,
a staff member at the volcanology post in Geumpang said on
Wednesday.

The twin volcanoes are part of the Bukit Barisan mountain
range, about 175 kilometers south of Aceh's capital Banda Aceh.
Early this year the activities of the volcanoes intensified, but
no explosions took place. (51/edt)