According to Science Alert, at least 1,347 people have died in the September 27 earthquake and Tsunami in Palu City and Donggala, Sulawesi Islands, Indonesia.
The months of increased activity of Soputan Volcanoe peaked in an explosion this morning, creating a column of ash up to 4,000 meters high in the air.
The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources immediately issued an orange-level Volcanoes Monitoring Warning (Vona) for aviation, although it had reached Gold level just a few hours before.
Before the outbreak, Indonesian officials issued a notice explaining that both tropical and earthquake activity in volcanoes has increased in recent weeks.
Temperature measurement camera results showed the heat of the iceberg near the top of Soputan mountain, and seismic activity increased from an average of 2 matches/day in September to a record 101 matches on October 2.
The volcano broke out just hours after the announcement. However, it is too early to say about the extent and dangers of the outbreak.
Currently, VONA shows that the smoke and dust continue to rise, with the smoke column moving northwest.
People living within a radius of 6.5km from the volcano are advised to evacuate from the area to prevent laxirs from breaking out and dust and smoke.
