Officials say at least 98 people were also injured after Mount Semeru’s sudden eruption.
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Trucks are covered by volcanic ash, which spewed out of Mount Semeru, in Sumber Wuluh Village. [Zabur Karuru/Antara Foto via Reuters]
An injured man, covered in ash, is placed on a small truck to be taken to the hospital in Lumajang, Indonesia. [AP Photo]
Rescue personnel search for villagers in an area covered in volcanic ash in Sumber Wuluh village. [Juni Kriswanto/AFP]
Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java province, spewed thick columns of ash more than 12,000 metres (40,000 feet) into the sky, and searing gas and lava flowed down its slopes after a sudden eruption triggered by heavy rains. [Umarul Faruq/Antara Foto via Reuters]
Villagers walk next to houses covered in volcanic ash in Sumber Wuluh village. [Juni Kriswanto/AFP]
Entire houses in the village were damaged by volcanic debris and more than 900 people fled to temporary government shelters. [Juni Kriswanto/AFP]
National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said that, as of Sunday, at least 13 villagers died from severe burns and 57 were hospitalised, including 16 in critical condition with burn injuries. [Juni Kriswanto/AFP]
Rescuers on Sunday were searching for seven residents and sand miners along a river in Curah Kobokan village who were reported missing. [Juni Kriswanto/AFP]
Aerial view of an area affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru in Sumber Wuluh village. [Ammar/EPA]
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