Spitting lava: Mount Sinabung on the boil

Updated On Jun 17, 2015 03:29 pm IST
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Mount Sinabung volcano in Indonesia has been spewing hot ash since the last two weeks. Authorities have categorised it under high alert and thousands of villagers have been evacuated. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 17, 2015 03:29 pm IST

Mount Sinabung volcano in Indonesia has been spewing hot ash since the last two weeks. Authorities have categorised it under high alert and thousands of villagers have been evacuated. (AFP Photo)

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Hot lava flows from the crater of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia. It is one of the 130 active volcanoes in the country. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Hot lava flows from the crater of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia. It is one of the 130 active volcanoes in the country. (AP Photo)

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Villagers watch as Mount Sinabung releases pyroclastic flows in Tiga Serangkai, Indonesia. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Villagers watch as Mount Sinabung releases pyroclastic flows in Tiga Serangkai, Indonesia. (AP Photo)

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Mount Sinabung was put on high alert level last week and it has sporadically erupted since 2010 after being dormant for 400 years. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Mount Sinabung was put on high alert level last week and it has sporadically erupted since 2010 after being dormant for 400 years. (AP Photo)

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A woman carries her baby during an evacuation process for villagers who live on the slope of Mount Sinabung in Kuta Tengah, Indonesia. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman carries her baby during an evacuation process for villagers who live on the slope of Mount Sinabung in Kuta Tengah, Indonesia. (AP Photo)

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Yakti Sitepu, a local farmer, tends to his potato field as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash in Kuta Tengah, North Sumatra, Indonesia. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Yakti Sitepu, a local farmer, tends to his potato field as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash in Kuta Tengah, North Sumatra, Indonesia. (AP Photo)

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More than 1200 Indonesian villagers living close to Mount Sinabung were evacuated on June 15, Sumatra island. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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More than 1200 Indonesian villagers living close to Mount Sinabung were evacuated on June 15, Sumatra island. (AFP Photo)

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A close-up of hot lava running down Mount Sinabung in Indonesia. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 17, 2015 03:29 pm IST

A close-up of hot lava running down Mount Sinabung in Indonesia. (AFP Photo)

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