KARO (Indonesia): Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted more than 30 times Tuesday spewing lava and ash clouds over a wide area, officials said, with more than 26,000 people now forced to flee their homes.
Sinabung, which lies in the northwest of Indonesia's Sumatra island, sent hot rocks and ash 5km (3.1 miles) into in the air, spreading hot clouds over a 4.5km radius, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation told AFP.
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