Mount Sinabung

Volcano erupts in Indonesia: Seven dead, many villages destroyed

Waves of gas and fine rock were unleashed from Mount Sinabung on Sumatra island, consuming farmers trying to flee the slopes of the highly active volcano.

CORRECTED - Indonesia volcano kills at least 11, fears over more eruptions

(Corrects to insert dropped word "fourth" in paragraph 4) JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano erupted and killed at least 11 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. The volcano has become increasingly active in recent months, regularly spewing columns of ash several kilometres into the air. The government has evacuated tens of thousands of residents near the area

Photos: Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupts, spews volcanic ash

Mount Sinabung continued to spew volcanic ash throwing a plume 8,000 meters into the atmosphere on Monday as thousands of residents remained in temporary shelters fearful of more eruptions, according to local media.