# Mount Sinabung erupts on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, sending thick ash column skyward

https://mins.news/en/video/38552

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-31 11:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lx52ahpywA

> Mount Sinabung on Indonesia’s Sumatra island erupted Monday morning, sending black ash into the sky. The 2,600-meter volcano produced an ash column reported as high as 3,500 kilometers, leaning east and southeast.