Flight warning as Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupts again

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted again Thursday with a string of blasts that sent plumes of ash 2km into the sky, triggering a flight warning and fears of lava flows. The activity marked at least the eighth time that the rumbling volcano on Sumatra island has erupted in less than a week, although there were no injures or major damage reported. Authorities issued a warning to planes flying near the volcano which last saw a deadly eruption in 2016. "There is potential for more eruptions and airlines are aked to be on alert," said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Raditya Jati. The crater's alert status remained at the second-highest level. Jati said authorities had marked a 5km no-go-zone around Sinabung and warned of possible lava flows. On Monday, Sinabung belched a tower of smoke and ash some 5km high, coating local communities in a thick layer of debris, after eruptions at the weekend.<br/>