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Mount Sinabung, a highly active volcano on Sumatra island, erupted several times this week. A volcanology agency has declared a danger zone of about four miles from the crater after seven farmers were killed and two others seriously injured. Here: A man carries his dog as a giant ash cloud rises from the Sinabung volcano in Karo, Indonesia on May 26, 2016. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Mount Sinabung, a highly active volcano on Sumatra island, erupted several times this week. A volcanology agency has declared a danger zone of about four miles from the crater after seven farmers were killed and two others seriously injured. Here: A man carries his dog as a giant ash cloud rises from the Sinabung volcano in Karo, Indonesia on May 26, 2016. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Tens of thousands of people have been displaced since Sinabung rumbled back to life in 2013 after a period of inactivity. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced since Sinabung rumbled back to life in 2013 after a period of inactivity. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Many living in temporary shelters had begun moving back to their farms for economic reasons, despite repeated warnings. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Many living in temporary shelters had begun moving back to their farms for economic reasons, despite repeated warnings. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Families pack up their belongings, ready for evacuation. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Families pack up their belongings, ready for evacuation. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Cups and plates stand on a rack covered in volcanic ash in an abandoned house in Gamber village, Karo, Indonesia on May 26, 2016. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Cups and plates stand on a rack covered in volcanic ash in an abandoned house in Gamber village, Karo, Indonesia on May 26, 2016. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Cabbage crops destroyed by the latest eruption. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Cabbage crops destroyed by the latest eruption. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Villagers load their belongings on to a truck as they move to a safe zone. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Villagers load their belongings on to a truck as they move to a safe zone. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Families rescue what they can from their ash-covered homes. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Families rescue what they can from their ash-covered homes. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



The victims were all farming within the red zone – an area 2.5 miles from Sinabung declared off limits by government authorities – when they were consumed by pyroclastic clouds . (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

The victims were all farming within the red zone – an area 2.5 miles from Sinabung declared off limits by government authorities – when they were consumed by pyroclastic clouds . (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



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. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

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. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Many tombs were damaged in the latest volcanic eruption. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Many tombs were damaged in the latest volcanic eruption. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Family members dig up the tomb of an ancestor in Gamber village. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Family members dig up the tomb of an ancestor in Gamber village. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Objects are removed from the tomb to be moved to a safe zone. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Objects are removed from the tomb to be moved to a safe zone. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Items from the tomb are transported in bags. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Items from the tomb are transported in bags. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



Search and rescue teams have been scouring homes and farms in Gamber village to check for more victims. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

Search and rescue teams have been scouring homes and farms in Gamber village to check for more victims. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



A goose killed by the latest eruption. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

A goose killed by the latest eruption. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)



The eruptions from Mount Sinabung in Karo, Indonesia on May 26, 2016. The fast-moving waves of hot gas and rock can reach 700C as they roar down the sides of the volcano. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)

The eruptions from Mount Sinabung in Karo, Indonesia on May 26, 2016. The fast-moving waves of hot gas and rock can reach 700C as they roar down the sides of the volcano. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Barcroft Images)
28 May 2016 12:09:00