Villagers flee as Mount Sinabung erupts on Saturday, February 1, in North Sumatra, Indonesia. It has been erupting since September.
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — At least 14 people were killed when a volcano erupted in Indonesia on Saturday, a government official told CNN.
Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra erupted Saturday morning, disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told CNN.
The victims were hit by hot ash clouds and were all found in Sukameriah, a village close to the volcano’s crater, he said.
At least three other people were injured.
The volcano spewed ash columns 2,000 meters high and hot ash clouds down its slope, Nugroho said.
Local search and rescue teams were to go on a recovery operation Sunday morning, he said.
Lat’s Have a Look Collection of Pictures of Indonesian Volcano
A village is covered in ash.
Hot lava runs down Mount Sinabung, one of Indonesia’s highest mountains, from a lava dome on January 5.
Mount Sinabung spews ash and lava during an eruption.
Villagers harvest tomatoes from fields covered in ash.
Mount Sinabung spews ash into the air on January 7.
Crops were damaged and covered in ash.
Villagers flee as Mount Sinabung erupts on Saturday, February 1, in North Sumatra, Indonesia. It has been erupting since September.
A man helps children onto a truck as residents are evacuated.
A villager looks for belongings among debris at a house damaged by ash and mud from eruptions of Mount Sinabung on January 12.
Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials on February 1.
Women evacuate with their children to a temporary evacuation center on January 8 after their village is hit by ash.
A man holds his son at a temporary evacuation center.
People watch as Mount Sinabung smokes.
