Mount Sinabung volcano kills more than a dozen, fears over more eruptions

Feb 2, 2014

Mount Sinabung volcano kills more than a dozen, fears over more eruptions

Tim Swift 1 Comment World Indonesia, Mount Sinabung, volcano

Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano erupted and killed more than a dozen people on the western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the first time it is known to have claimed any lives, a senior government official said. Editors note: Some photos contain graphic content.

: A giant cloud of hot volcanic ash clouds engulfs villages in Karo district during the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Sutanta Adiya/AFP/Getty Images)

: A giant cloud of hot volcanic ash clouds engulfs villages in Karo district during the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images)

: A villager runs as Mount Sinabung erupt at Sigarang-Garang village in Karo district, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, February 1, 2014. (Reuters Photo)

: A resident runs away to escape from hot volcanic ash clouds engulfing villages in Karo district during the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Sutanta Adiya/AFP/Getty Images)

: A resident looks on at giant volcanic ash clouds from a village in Karo district during the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images)

: A resident looks at giant volcanic ash clouds from a village in Karo district during the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images)

: Rescuers recover the body of a victim covered with hot volcanic ash at a village in Karo district following eruptions of Mount Sinabung located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Sutanta Adiya/AFP/Getty Images)

: Residents run away to escape from hot volcanic ash clouds engulfing villages in Karo district during the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Sutanta Adiya/AFP/Getty Images)

: Villagers run as Mount Sinabung erupts at Sigarang-Garang village in Karo district, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province February 1, 2014. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images)

: Residents rest after evacuating from villages engulfed by giant volcanic ash clouds in Karo district during the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images)

: A resident evacuates from hot volcanic ash clouds engulfing villages in Karo district during the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images)

: Villagers walk on ash as they carry a victim of hot lava from Mount Sinabung at Suka Meriah village in Karo district, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province February 1, 2014. (Reuters Photo)

: A victim’s body lies amongst ash following eruptions of Mount Sinabung in Karo district, North Sumatra province, on February 1, 2014. (Sutanta Adiya/AFP/Getty Images)

: Rescuers recover the body of a victim at a village in Karo district following eruptions of Mount Sinabung located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Sutanta Adiya/AFP/Getty Images)

: A hand of a villager who died when Mount Sinabung volcano erupted, is seen in a body bag at Suka Meriah village in Karo district, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province February 1, 2014.(Reuters)

: The body of a victim is covered with volcanic ash at a village in Karo district following eruptions of Mount Sinabung located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Sutanta Adiya/AFP/Getty Images)

: Rescuers arrive to recover the body of a victim covered in volcanic ash at a village in Karo district following eruptions of Mount Sinabung located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Sutanta Adiya/AFP/Getty Images)

: The body of a victim is covered with hot volcanic ash at a village in Karo district following eruptions of Mount Sinabung volcano, seen in the background, located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Sutanta Adiya/AFP/Getty Images)

: The body of a victim is covered with hot volcanic ash at a village in Karo district following eruptions of Mount Sinabung volcano, seen in the background, located in Indonesia’s Sumatra island on February 1, 2014. (Sutanta Adiya/AFP/Getty Images)

: Indonesian rescuers enter an abandoned village as they search for victims around the ash-covered danger zone from Mount Sinabung volcano in Karo district on February 2, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)

: A policeman walks through ash during rescue operations after the Mount Sinabung eruption, near Suka Meriah village in Karo, North Sumatra province February 2, 2014. (Tarmizy Harva/Reuters)

: Indonesian rescuers enter the ash-covered two-kilometre danger zone from the crater of Mount Sinabung volcano in Karo district on February 2, 2014 to look for more victims of the eruption. (AFP/Getty Images)

: Rescue team members take a break during rescue operations after the Mount Sinabung eruption near Suka Meriah village in Karo, North Sumatra province February 2, 2014. (Yt Haryono/Reuters)

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