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olcanic ash from the Mount Sinabung eruption is still covering a number of villages in three districts in Karo regency, North Sumatra, a day after the eruption and is disrupting people'€™s normal activities.

Residents were unable to tend to their fields as the ash remained thick, especially in Mardinding, Temburun and Perbaji villages in Tiganderket district, and several other villages in the Payung and Kutabuluh districts, and are preferring to stay at home until the ash disperses.

Temburun villager Sarah Singarimbun, a mother of two, said she had not worked in the fields for two days because of the ash and only stayed at home with her family.

'€œWe couldn'€™t go anywhere as almost every place is covered by ash,'€ she told The Jakarta Post on Friday.

Sarah added the ash had evenly spread over a number of villages in Tiganderket district for the past two days because of their proximity to Mount Sinabung.

'€œOur village is located just 3.3 kilometers from Mount Sinabung, so when it erupts, our village is always covered by ash,'€ said Sarah.

Mount Sinabung Observation Station head Armen Putra said the remaining volcanic ash currently affecting a number of villages was a remnant of Thursday'€™s eruption and the condition of the volcano has since remained normal.

'€œNo eruption was recorded today, but just minor slides,'€ said Armen, who urged residents to raise their awareness as further eruptions remain imminent.

Karo Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) head Subur Tambun said the eruption on Thursday would not hamper efforts to return evacuees home, as they would be repatriated next week.

'€œWe plan to return the evacuees from March 9 to 13,'€ said Subur.