- Photographer Martin Rietze captured the fascinating scene at the volatile Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra
- As the ash cloud billows into the night sky a barrage of lightning bolts crackle from deep within it
- It is believed the lightning is a result of fine ash grains colliding and creating huge amounts of static electricity
This is the jaw-dropping moment a lightning storm erupted in an ash cloud as a notorious volcano spewed hot lava towards villages below.
Photographer Martin Rietze’s stunning photos of the volatile Sinabung volcano in Indonesia are a fascinating display of the raw beauty and frightening power of planet Earth.
As the ash cloud billows into the night sky a barrage of lightning bolts crackle from deep within it – creating a mesmerising scene that looks like the entrance to the underworld.
German photographer Martin Rietze, 50, captured the stunning photos while visiting the volatile Sinabung volcano in Indonesia
As the ash cloud billows into the night sky a barrage of lightning bolts crackle from deep within it, creating a fascinating scene
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2897190/Lightning-storm-engulfs-ash-cloud-erupting-Sinabung-volcano-Indonesia.html#ixzz3OIuyP0R0
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2897190/Lightning-storm-engulfs-ash-cloud-erupting-Sinabung-volcano-Indonesia.html#ixzz3OIuyP0R0
