Indonesia's Mt Sinabung continues to spew volcanic ash

Indonesia's Mt Sinabung continues to spew volcanic ash on Saturday (January 4) forcing an increasing number of local residents to seek shelter away from their houses and farms. Mt Sinabung, the highest volcano in north Sumatra province was put on high alert in November after its volcanic activity increased significantly. Volcanic clouds from Sinabung travelled more than two kilometers away, approaching residential areas, according to a volcanologist. Sinabung is one of nearly 130 active volcanoes in the world's fourth-most populated country, which straddles the "Pacific Ring of Fire". The most deadly eruption in recent years was of Mount Merapi in 2010, near the densely populated city of Yogyakarta in central Java. More than 350 people were killed.