REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LHOKSUKON -- Volcanic ashes from Mt Sinabung eruption in Karo District, North Sumatra, have spread to numerous regions in North Aceh and East Aceh districts, Aceh province. Teungku Munadi, a resident of North Aceh, remarked that the volcanic ashes have reached the districts since 8 pm West Indonesia Standard Time on Monday.

"Roof tiles, trees, and vehicles on Monday night were seen covered by the volcanic ashes but the visibility on the roads remained normal without fogs," he said.

Teungku said local residents began to feel restless following the presence of the volcanic ashes.

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In Karo district, the local government government and other related offices, such as the Regional Disaster Mitigation Office and the resort police, had taken efforts to clean the area by spraying water.

District head Terkelin Brahman and regional communication forum officials had inspected the field to monitor the situation there. "He was in the field until this afternoon," he added.

According to the Geological Disaster Mitigation and Volcanology Center (PVMBG), the eruption this morning was stronger than the ones before and had been followed by after-tremors with a low magnitude.

The volcano spewed hot clouds up to 5 thousand meters high during the eruption.

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