An Indonesian woman carrying a child observes the eruption of Mount Sinabung on Monday, Aug. 30, from her village in Tanah Karo in North Sumatra. The volcano erupted for the first time in 400 years, sending thousands of people fleeing from their homes. (Sutanta Aditya / AFP - Getty Images
- An Indonesian woman carrying a child observes the eruption of Mount Sinabung on Monday, Aug. 30, from her village in Tanah Karo in North Sumatra. The volcano erupted for the first time in 400 years, sending thousands of people fleeing from their homes. (Sutanta Aditya / AFP - Getty Images
- A man and his son look as smoke and ash billow from Mount Sinabung. Sutanta Aditya/AFP/Getty Images
- Volcanic ash spews from the summit of Mount Sinabung, reaching at least 6,600 feet during the volcano's second eruption at 6.30 am on 30 August Photograph: Tarigan/AFP/Getty Images
- Villagers living nearby have been forced to flee their houses Photograph: ATAR/AFP/Getty Images
- Officials distribute masks to residents fleeing the eruption of Mount Sinabungin in North Sumatra province on Sunday, Aug. 29. (Sutanta Aditya / AFP - Getty Images)
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