Indonesia's Sinabung volcano erupts. Photos, videos capture nature's fury

In five districts it became dark with a visibility of about 5 metres," he said in a statement.
No casualties were reported. The agency urged the public to stay out of a 7-km (4-mile) exclusion zone around the crater, and watch for further warnings, which could cover floods.
Areas around the crater of the volcano, located about 1,900 km (1,181 miles) northwest of the capital, Jakarta, have been off-limits for several years because of frequent volcanic activity