Indonesian volcano continues to spew ash,keeps people in shelters

The Indonesian volcano on the island of Sumatra which erupted for the first time in 400 years continues to spew ash three days after it erupted Sunday , officials said.

.Thousands of Indonesians living around the foot of the volcano spent their third day in shelters as the volcano threatens another eruption. Although the volcano was not spewing as much ash and smoke into the air, officials say it is still dangerous to allow the residents to go back to their homes in the affected areas. "People are asking us if they can go home to tend to their animals and guard their homes but they're not allowed to leave the camps," disaster response official Mohammad Agus Widisono said. Yahoo News reports:

Government volcanologist Agus Budianto said: "The volcano continues to spew smoke and ash but the cloud is only 50 metres high compared to 2,000 metres yesterday. Visually, its activities have significantly reduced.

"But our instruments have recorded continuous tremors in the volcano, which means that there is magma trying to push upward." He said the situation remained too precarious for people who live closest to the volcano to go home. "We predict that there's still a possibility that it will erupt again," he said, adding there was "no plan" to downgrade the threat level. Mount Sinabung has been had inactive for many years with the previous eruption event occurring in 1600. The volcano rises above 8,000 feet above the ground and has been considered inactive for the last 400 years. No casualty or injury has been reported since Monday's eruption but many were reported to be having difficulty of breathing due smoke and ash fall.