• The volcano on the western island of Sumatra started erupting in September but on Saturday spewed hot rocks and ash 2,000 metres (16,00 feet) into the air, blanketing the surrounding countryside with grey dust. Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP Photo
    The volcano on the western island of Sumatra started erupting in September but on Saturday spewed hot rocks and ash 2,000 metres (16,00 feet) into the air, blanketing the surrounding countryside with grey dust. Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP Photo
  • Relatives carry a coffin containing the body a victim of the eruption. Binsar Bakkara / AP Photo
    Relatives carry a coffin containing the body a victim of the eruption. Binsar Bakkara / AP Photo

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In pictures: Search on for survivors of Indonesia volcano eruption

Mark Asquith

February 02, 2014

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Indonesian rescuers search through thick ash Sunday hoping to find survivors after Mount Sinabung volcano erupted engulfing victims in scorching clouds, killing 16 people including four high-school students.

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