Mount Soputan volcano in central Indonesia erupts, spewing ashes up to 7.5 km high

JAKARTA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Mount Soputan volcano in North Sulawesi province of central Indonesia erupted on Sunday, spewing a column of ashes by up to 7.5 km to the sky, spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told Xinhua in a text message.