Volcano eruptions can be both a spectacular and frightening sight, as shown by recent examples in Italy and Indonesia.
While Mount Etna treated observers with a violent thrashing of lava and flames with nobody getting hurt.
For Mount Marapi however, 23 died as the eruption spewed thick plume of grey ash all over the region.
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A person watching mount etna fill the night sky with eruptions from the Pizzale Funivia dell’Etna.
Rescue personnel carrying the body of a Mount Marapi eruption victim in Nagari Batu Piano, Agam.
A thick column of smoke billowing out of Mount Marapi high into the sky.
Motorists riding by as Mount Marapi spews smoke and other volcanic material in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
