The Sinabung volcano spews hot clouds of ash, as seen from the Simpang Empat subdistrict in Karo, North Sumatra on Saturday. GAMBER, INDONESIA—The death toll in the eruption of a volcano in western Indonesia rose to seven on Sunday, with two other people in critical condition, as an official warned of more eruptions. Photos taken on Sunday showed evidence of pyroclastic flows — a fast-moving cloud of hot volcanic gases, rocks and ash — in the village. Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province blasted volcanic ash as high as 3 kilometres into the sky on Saturday, said National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. Dead and injured animals were lying on the ground, around them scorched homes and smoky vegetation.

Source: thestar May 22, 2016 09:10 UTC