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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jim Powell

Mount Sinabung erupts – in pictures

From the agencies: Villagers Panic As Mount Sinabung's Volcanic Ash Reaches Their Homes
People watch as Mount Sinabung spews pyroclastic smoke in Karo District, North Sumatra Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Villagers Panic As Mount Sinabung's Volcanic Ash Reaches Their Homes
Villagers in Payung put on masks as ash falls Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Villagers Evacuated As Mount Sinabung Eruptions Continue
A boy wears a plastic bag to cover his face from ash following a further eruption Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Thousands Left Displaced As Mount Sinabung Eruptions Continue
Mount Sinabung seen from Kuta Rakyat village Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Villagers Panic As Mount Sinabung's Volcanic Ash Reaches Their Homes
A boy cries in the back of a truck as he is evacuated to a temporary evacuation centre. Eleven deaths have been recorded as a result of the eruptions, with hundreds more falling ill Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Villages Destroyed as Mount Sinabung Erupts
Villagers load their cows into a truck in an area covered by the ash Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Villagers Panic As Mount Sinabung's Volcanic Ash Reaches Their Homes
Mount Sinabung seen from Sibintun village Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Villagers Evacuated As Mount Sinabung Eruptions Continue
Villagers harvest ash-covered tomatoes from their fields Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Villages Destroyed as Mount Sinabung Erupts
A car passes through an area covered by ash in Karo district Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Villages Destroyed as Mount Sinabung Erupts
A villager rides a buffalo in Sigarang Garang Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Villagers Panic As Mount Sinabung's Volcanic Ash Reaches Their Homes
Sandals in front of an abandoned house in Payung village Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Villagers Panic As Mount Sinabung's Volcanic Ash Reaches Their Homes
A man takes a bath in Karo district, North Sumatra Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Villages Destroyed as Mount Sinabung Erupts
Houses covered by ash in Sigarang Garang Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
From the agencies: Thousands Left Displaced As Mount Sinabung Eruptions Continue
Roses in the abandoned village of Kuta Rakyat Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty
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