Thousands of villagers flee as Indonesian volcano continues to spew rocks, ash and hot gas up to 15 kilometres away
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By ELAINE O'FLYNN FOR MAILONLINE and AFP
PUBLISHED: 06:03 EST, 20 June 2015 | UPDATED: 10:14 EST, 20 June 2015
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More than 10,000 villagers have fled a rumbling volcano in western Indonesia this month as it continues to send hot ash and thick plumes of black smoke into the air.
Mount Sinabung violently erupted last weekend after two years of inactivity, leading to the evacuation of 7,500 residents from their villages as their homes - some up to 15km away - were covered in ash.
The total number of evacuees now stands at 10,714, say disaster relief officials, after several thousand people fled their homes at the start of the month when authorities raised the alert status of the volcano on Sumatra island.
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Ash from Mount Sinabung volcano in Sumatra island, Indonesia, fills the sky over an abandoned church during another eruption
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Thick plumes of black smoke continue to billow out of Mount Sinaburg, which exploded last weekend but shows no sign of easing
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Mount Sinabung has sporadically erupted since 2010, after being dormant for 400 years, and continues to spew hot lava and rocks
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Smoke billowing from the volcano in the island of Sumatra has left a layer of ash on homes in villages up to 15km away from
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Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes following the eruption, which is having a drastic impact on the environment
Villagers flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew rocks
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Tri Budiarto told AFP news agency that desperate people were using any means necessary to escape the area - fleeing 'on motorcycles, in cars and on military trucks'.
Days after the initial explosion, Sinaburg has continued to spew out rocks and hot gas over a distance of three kilometres.
Armen Putra, the head of the volcano observation post, said there is no sign of it easing.
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'We could still feel tremors. Ash one to two millimetres thick covered roads and homes located 15 kilometres away,' he said.
'It could take weeks before it eases, but for now, it is dangerous for people living nearby so we have recommended for them to evacuate.'
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Desperate people fled the area using any means possible, a disaster relief worker said, travelling in cars, motorcycles and military trucks
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After an eruption in 2013, more than 5,000 people who were evacuated are still living in shelters two years on, unable to return home
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Disaster relief agencies said they are worried for the safety of people living close to the volcano and have urged them to evacuate
The 2,460-meter (8,070-foot) volcano has sporadically erupted since 2010, after being dormant for 400 years. An eruption last year killed at least 17 people.
After Sinabung rumbled back to life in 2013, more than 10,000 people fled from nearby villages. Some have returned home but more than 6,000 of the original evacuees are still living in shelters.
The volcano has also had a devastating economic impact, with the disaster agency estimating it caused more than $100million in damage last year and in 2013 in a broad range of areas, including infrastructure, farming and tourism.
Sinabung is one of 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a belt of seismic activity running around the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
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- Mount Sinabung violently erupted last weekend and continues to spew hot ash, gas and smoke into the air
- Around 10,000 people have fled their homes and villages as authorities say the eruption shows no signs of easing
- Desperate people using any means necessary to evacuate, while tremors can still be felt throughout the area
By ELAINE O'FLYNN FOR MAILONLINE and AFP
PUBLISHED: 06:03 EST, 20 June 2015 | UPDATED: 10:14 EST, 20 June 2015
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More than 10,000 villagers have fled a rumbling volcano in western Indonesia this month as it continues to send hot ash and thick plumes of black smoke into the air.
Mount Sinabung violently erupted last weekend after two years of inactivity, leading to the evacuation of 7,500 residents from their villages as their homes - some up to 15km away - were covered in ash.
The total number of evacuees now stands at 10,714, say disaster relief officials, after several thousand people fled their homes at the start of the month when authorities raised the alert status of the volcano on Sumatra island.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3132521/Thousands-villagers-flee-Indonesian-volcano-continues-spew-rocks-ash-hot-gas-15-kilometres-away.html
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Ash from Mount Sinabung volcano in Sumatra island, Indonesia, fills the sky over an abandoned church during another eruption
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Thick plumes of black smoke continue to billow out of Mount Sinaburg, which exploded last weekend but shows no sign of easing
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Mount Sinabung has sporadically erupted since 2010, after being dormant for 400 years, and continues to spew hot lava and rocks
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Smoke billowing from the volcano in the island of Sumatra has left a layer of ash on homes in villages up to 15km away from
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Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes following the eruption, which is having a drastic impact on the environment
Villagers flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew rocks
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Tri Budiarto told AFP news agency that desperate people were using any means necessary to escape the area - fleeing 'on motorcycles, in cars and on military trucks'.
Days after the initial explosion, Sinaburg has continued to spew out rocks and hot gas over a distance of three kilometres.
Armen Putra, the head of the volcano observation post, said there is no sign of it easing.
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Share[/size]'We could still feel tremors. Ash one to two millimetres thick covered roads and homes located 15 kilometres away,' he said.
'It could take weeks before it eases, but for now, it is dangerous for people living nearby so we have recommended for them to evacuate.'
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Desperate people fled the area using any means possible, a disaster relief worker said, travelling in cars, motorcycles and military trucks
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After an eruption in 2013, more than 5,000 people who were evacuated are still living in shelters two years on, unable to return home
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Disaster relief agencies said they are worried for the safety of people living close to the volcano and have urged them to evacuate
The 2,460-meter (8,070-foot) volcano has sporadically erupted since 2010, after being dormant for 400 years. An eruption last year killed at least 17 people.
After Sinabung rumbled back to life in 2013, more than 10,000 people fled from nearby villages. Some have returned home but more than 6,000 of the original evacuees are still living in shelters.
The volcano has also had a devastating economic impact, with the disaster agency estimating it caused more than $100million in damage last year and in 2013 in a broad range of areas, including infrastructure, farming and tourism.
Sinabung is one of 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a belt of seismic activity running around the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
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