Volcano erupts in Indonesia; death toll 7

DISPLACED: Villagers board a truck as they are transported from their homes, close to the danger zone following the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Gamber village, N. Sumatra, on Sunday. (AP)

GAMBER: 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.
Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province blasted volcanic ash as high as 3 km into the sky on Saturday, said National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
He said ash tumbled down the slopes as far as 4.5 km westward into a river. All the victims of the eruption were working on their farms in the village of Gamber, about 4 km away from the slope, or within the danger area.
Photos taken on Sunday showed evidence of pyroclastic flows, a fast-moving cloud of hot volcanic gases, rocks and ash, in the village.
Dead and injured animals were lying on the ground, around them scorched homes and smoky vegetation. Soldiers were setting up roadblocks and people were carrying their belongings and leading farm animals to safety.