Ash and smoke move down the side of Mount Semeru volcano during an eruption, in Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia, Dec 6, 2021, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Twitter @kentarockerss via Reuters
LUMAJANG (AFP): Indonesia's Mount Semeru spewed more ash on Monday (Dec 6), hampering the search for survivors as aerial images showed the extent of the devastation unleashed by the volcano's deadly weekend eruption.
The biggest mountain on the island of Java thundered to life Saturday, ejecting a mushroom of volcanic ash high into the sky and raining hot mud as thousands of panicked people fled their homes. At least 15 were killed.
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