• Rescuers search victims of the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Suka Meriah, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. Mount Sinabung erupted Saturday killing more than a dozen of people. Binsar Bakkar / AP Photo
    Rescuers search victims of the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Suka Meriah, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. Mount Sinabung erupted Saturday killing more than a dozen of people. Binsar Bakkar / AP Photo
  • Mount Sinabung releases pyroclastic flows during an eruption as seen from Payung village, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. The rumbling volcano in western Indonesia unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas, killing more than a dozen of people. Binsar Bakkar / AP Photo
    Mount Sinabung releases pyroclastic flows during an eruption as seen from Payung village, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. The rumbling volcano in western Indonesia unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas, killing more than a dozen of people. Binsar Bakkar / AP Photo
  • Mount Sinabung volcano spews thick smoke and hot ash in Karo on February 4 , 2014. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
    Mount Sinabung volcano spews thick smoke and hot ash in Karo on February 4 , 2014. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
  • A villager holds his younger brother as Mount Sinabung erupts at Beras Tepu village in Karo district, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province February 7, 2014. Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano erupted and killed at least 15 people on the western island of Sumatra on Sunday, the first time it is known to have claimed any lives, local newspaper reported. Beawiharta / Reuters
    A villager holds his younger brother as Mount Sinabung erupts at Beras Tepu village in Karo district, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province February 7, 2014. Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano erupted and killed at least 15 people on the western island of Sumatra on Sunday, the first time it is known to have claimed any lives, local newspaper reported. Beawiharta / Reuters
  • A damaged parabolic disc is covered with ash as Mount Sinabung volcano continues spewing ash at Naman Teran village in Karo district, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province February 6, 2014. 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. Beawiharta / Reuters
    A damaged parabolic disc is covered with ash as Mount Sinabung volcano continues spewing ash at Naman Teran village in Karo district, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province February 6, 2014. 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. Beawiharta / Reuters
  • Villagers from an area affected by Mount Sinabung stay at a shelter near the volcano in Karo on February 6, 2014. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
    Villagers from an area affected by Mount Sinabung stay at a shelter near the volcano in Karo on February 6, 2014. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
  • epa04057341 A motorbike and bicycles covered with volcanic ash from the Mount Sinabung eruption are left in front of a house at Sibintun village in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, 06 February 2014. A man who was injured in last week’s volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island of Sumatra island died on 05 January, bringing the death toll from the disaster to at least 16, a disaster management official said. Dedi Sahputra / EPA
    epa04057341 A motorbike and bicycles covered with volcanic ash from the Mount Sinabung eruption are left in front of a house at Sibintun village in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, 06 February 2014. A man who was injured in last week’s volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island of Sumatra island died on 05 January, bringing the death toll from the disaster to at least 16, a disaster management official said. Dedi Sahputra / EPA
  • A church is covered by the ashes from Mount Sinabung eruptions in Kuta Rakyat, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. The rumbling volcano in western Indonesia unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas, killing more than a dozen of people. Mount Sinabung erupted again Saturday just a day after authorities allowed thousands of villagers who had been evacuated to return to its slopes, saying volcanice activity was decreasing. Binsar Bakkar / AP Photo
    A church is covered by the ashes from Mount Sinabung eruptions in Kuta Rakyat, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. The rumbling volcano in western Indonesia unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas, killing more than a dozen of people. Mount Sinabung erupted again Saturday just a day after authorities allowed thousands of villagers who had been evacuated to return to its slopes, saying volcanice activity was decreasing. Binsar Bakkar / AP Photo
  • Tomatoes are covered in ash from the Mount Sinabung volcano eruption at Sibintun village in Karo district, North Sumatra province February 4, 2014. 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. Beawiharta / Reuters
    Tomatoes are covered in ash from the Mount Sinabung volcano eruption at Sibintun village in Karo district, North Sumatra province February 4, 2014. 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. Beawiharta / Reuters
  • TOPSHOTS Flowers and a portrait of a victim killed during the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano are left by relatives on a hill in Karo district overlooking the volcano in the background on February 5, 2014. The volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. AFP Photo
    TOPSHOTS Flowers and a portrait of a victim killed during the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano are left by relatives on a hill in Karo district overlooking the volcano in the background on February 5, 2014. The volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. AFP Photo
  • Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke and hot ash in Karo on February 6, 2014. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
    Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke and hot ash in Karo on February 6, 2014. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
  • A motorist rides down a road as Mount Sinabung (in background) spews thick smoke and hot ash from its volcano in Karo on February 3, 2014. Indonesian officials searched through thick ash for bodies on February 2 after Mount Sinabung volcano erupted, killing at least 15 people, with the only sign of life an ownerless mobile phone ringing inside an abandoned bag. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
    A motorist rides down a road as Mount Sinabung (in background) spews thick smoke and hot ash from its volcano in Karo on February 3, 2014. Indonesian officials searched through thick ash for bodies on February 2 after Mount Sinabung volcano erupted, killing at least 15 people, with the only sign of life an ownerless mobile phone ringing inside an abandoned bag. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
  • This picture taken in Karo on February 6, 2014 shows hot lava running down from Sinabung volcano. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
    This picture taken in Karo on February 6, 2014 shows hot lava running down from Sinabung volcano. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
  • The Tungurahua volcano spewes ashes on February 3, 2014, as seen from Cotalo, south of Quito. A series of explosions rocked Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano, spewing columns of ash into the air that reached as far as Quito. Ash fall from the plumes was reported up to 130 kilometers (80 miles) north in the Ecuadoran capital, authorities said. Located in central Tungurahua province, it came rumbling to life again on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby villages. Daniel Tapia / AFP Photo
    The Tungurahua volcano spewes ashes on February 3, 2014, as seen from Cotalo, south of Quito. A series of explosions rocked Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano, spewing columns of ash into the air that reached as far as Quito. Ash fall from the plumes was reported up to 130 kilometers (80 miles) north in the Ecuadoran capital, authorities said. Located in central Tungurahua province, it came rumbling to life again on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby villages. Daniel Tapia / AFP Photo
  • Relatives arrive for funeral of Doni Meliala, a victim of volcanic eruptions from mount Sinabung, at Gurki Nayan village, about 4.5 km from Sinabung’s crater in Karo on February 6, 2014. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
    Relatives arrive for funeral of Doni Meliala, a victim of volcanic eruptions from mount Sinabung, at Gurki Nayan village, about 4.5 km from Sinabung’s crater in Karo on February 6, 2014. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
  • A worker harvests cabbage as Mount Sinabung spews ash at Simpang Empat village in Karo district, North Sumatra province February 5, 2014. 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. Beawiharta / Reuters
    A worker harvests cabbage as Mount Sinabung spews ash at Simpang Empat village in Karo district, North Sumatra province February 5, 2014. 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. Beawiharta / Reuters
  • A tea pot covered by ash from Mount Sinabung is seen in a kitchen of a house in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. The rumbling volcano in western Indonesia unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas, killing more than a dozen of people. Mount Sinabung erupted again Saturday just a day after authorities allowed thousands of villagers who had been evacuated to return to its slopes, saying volcanice activity was decreasing. Binsar Bakkar / AP Photo
    A tea pot covered by ash from Mount Sinabung is seen in a kitchen of a house in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. The rumbling volcano in western Indonesia unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas, killing more than a dozen of people. Mount Sinabung erupted again Saturday just a day after authorities allowed thousands of villagers who had been evacuated to return to its slopes, saying volcanice activity was decreasing. Binsar Bakkar / AP Photo
  • Cars are covered with volcanic ash after eruptions from Mount Sinabung in the abandoned village of Sigarang-garang on February 5, 2014. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo
    Cars are covered with volcanic ash after eruptions from Mount Sinabung in the abandoned village of Sigarang-garang on February 5, 2014. A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again on February 3, halting a search for any more victims. Adek Berry / AFP Photo

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In pictures: Mount Sinabung eruption aftermath

Liz Claus

February 07, 2014

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