Photos: Indonesian volcano erupts again, kills at least 14
Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabung, which started erupting back in November 2013, burst forth anew on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2014, with another pyroclastic blast that killed at least 14.
Mount Sinabung erupts again on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014
Villagers and a journalist prepare to flee as Mount Sinabung releases pyroclastic flows during an eruption in Namantaran, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. The rumbling volcano in western Indonesia has unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas, killing a number people and injuring fewothers. (AP Photo)
Mount Sinabung erupts again on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014
A relative weeps after identifying a victim of the eruption of Mount Sinabung, at a hospital in Kabanjahe, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. An Indonesian volcano that has been rumbling for months unleashed a major eruption Saturday, killing 14 people just a day after authorities allowed thousands of villagers who had been evacuated to return to its slopes, saying that activity was decreasing, officials said. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung erupts again on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014
Relatives carry a coffin containing the body a victim of the eruption of Mount Sinabung, at a hospital in Kabanjahe, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. The rumbling volcano in western Indonesia has unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas, killing a number people and injuring fewothers. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung erupts again on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014
Mount Sinabung releases pyroclastic flows during an eruption as seen from Namantaran, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. The rumbling volcano in western Indonesia has unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas, killing a number people and injuring others. (AP Photo)
Mount Sinabung erupts again on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014
Villagers watch as Mount Sinabung releases pyroclastic flows during an eruption in Namantaran, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. The rumbling volcano in western Indonesia has unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas, killing a number people and injuring few others. (AP Photo)
Mount Sinabung erupts again on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014
Nurses dress a victim of the eruption of Mount Sinabung for burial at a hospital in Kabanjahe, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. An Indonesian volcano that has been rumbling for months unleashed a major eruption Saturday, killing over a dozen of people just a day after authorities allowed thousands of villagers who had been evacuated to return to its slopes, saying that activity was decreasing, officials said. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Mount Sinabung erupts with molten rocks and hot gasses as seen from Jeraya, North Sumatra, Indonesia, early Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
In this Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 photo, Indonesian men watch as Mount Sinabung erupts with molten rocks and hot gasses in Jeraya, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Villagers ride on a truck fully loaded with their belongings as they head to a temporary shelter at an area affected by the ash fall from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sigaranggarang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A man cleans up the roof of his house that is caked with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sigaranggarang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it's slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Villagers inspect their house that was damaged following a heavy ash fall from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sigaranggarang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it's slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Farmers attend to their field that is damaged by volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
The feet of a farmer are caked with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung as she and her family board a pick up truck to go home from a field in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Mount Sinabung spews lava and volcanic ash as seen from Tiga Kicat, North Sumatra, Indonesia, early Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee to safer areas. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A motorcycle is covered in volcanic ash from an eruption of Mount Sinabung in Tiga Pancur, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. The 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) volcano has sporadically erupted since September. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Indonesian men watch Mount Sinabung spewing volcanic materials during an eruption in Tiga Kicat, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. The 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) volcano has sporadically erupted since September. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
In this late Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 photo, Mount Sinabung spews lava and gas during its eruption as seen from Tiga Kicat, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The volcano has been erupting since September, forcing more than 20,000 people who live around it slopes to flee their homes to several temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A woman stands outside her house as her front yard is covered with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung, in Mardingding, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. The 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) -high volcano has been erupting since Sunday, unleashing volcanic ash high into the sky and forcing the evacuation of villagers living around its slope. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A man watches Mount Sinabung spew volcanic ash in Tiga Pancur, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. The 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) -high volcano has been erupting since Sunday, unleashing volcanic ash high into the sky and forcing the evacuation of villagers living around its slope. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A man wearing a mask rides on his motorbike through a road covered with volcanic ash from Mount Sinabung's eruption in Mardingding, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. The volcano erupted Sunday, unleashing volcanic ash high into the sky and forcing the evacuation of villagers living around its slope. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke as seen from Tiga Pancur, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. The 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) -high volcano has been erupting since Sunday, unleashing volcanic ash high into the sky and forcing the evacuation of villagers living around its slope. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A woman weeps as she carries her belongings to a temporary shelter, following a heavy ash fall from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sigaranggarang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
In this photo made with a slow shutter speed, hot lava flows from the crater of Mount Sinabung as seen from Gundaling, North Sumatra, Indonesia, early Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A man watches as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
An Indonesian youth looks out through the windshield of a van that is covered with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung, as he and his family flee their homes following an ash fall in Tiga Pancur, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. More than 20,000 people have been evacuated from villages around the volcano's crater into several temporary shelters since authorities raised the alert status for Sinabung to the highest level in November. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Villagers watch as Mount Sinabung releases pyroclastic flow during an eruption in Tiga Kicat, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. The 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) volcano has sporadically erupted since September. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A man covers his mouth and nose as he walks on a road covered in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. The volcano has been erupting since September, forcing more than 20,000 people who live around it slopes to flee their homes to several temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials during an eruption as seen from Tiga Pancur, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. The 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) -high volcano has been erupting since Sunday, unleashing volcanic ash high into the sky and forcing the evacuation of villagers living around its slope. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A kitten sits on the roof of a house that is covered with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Mardingding, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013. The 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) -high volcano has been erupting since Sunday, unleashing volcanic ash high into the sky and forcing the evacuation of villagers living around its slope. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A tourist rides a horse as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials in Gundaling, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The volcano has been erupting since September, forcing more than 20,000 people who live near it to flee their homes to several temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A woman covers her nose and mouth from volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. The volcano has been erupting since September, forcing more than 20,000 people who live around it slopes to flee their homes to several temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Mount Sinabung erupts with molten rocks and hot gasses under the full moon as seen from Jeraya, North Sumatra, Indonesia, early Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A farmer works on a field as Mount Sinabung erupts in Perteguhan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Mount Sinabung erupts with molten rocks and hot gasses as seen from Jeraya, North Sumatra, Indonesia, early Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
An Indonesian boy runs while playing as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash into the air during an eruption, at a farm in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Workers dry rice grains as Mount Sinabung erupts, at a farm in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
People walk during an ash fall following the eruption of Mount Sinabung as seen from inside a car in Payung, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Elementary school students watch Mount Sinabung erupt in Sukandebi, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. More than 20,000 people have been evacuated from villages around the crater of Mount Sinabung into several temporary shelters since authorities raised the alert status for the rumbling volcano to the highest level in November. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Indonesian men clean up volcanic ash near a painting of Jesus Christ put up on the roof of a house following an ash fall from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. The volcano has been erupting since September, forcing more than 20,000 people who live around it slopes to flee their homes to several temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
The word 'Sinabung' is written on the windshield of a van covered in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinbung in Tiga Pancur, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. The volcano has been erupting since September, forcing more than 20,000 people who live around it slopes to flee their homes to several temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
A man inspects his house that was damaged by the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Tiga Pancur, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. The volcano has been erupting since September, forcing more than 20,000 people who live around it slopes to flee their homes to several temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
This picture made with slow shutter speed shows Mount Sinabung spewing volcanic ash as seen from Tiga Pancur, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. The 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) -high volcano has been erupting since Sunday, unleashing volcanic ash high into the sky and forcing the evacuation of villagers living around its slope. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
AP10ThingsToSee - Mount Sinabung spews lava and gas during an eruption as seen from Jeraya, North Sumatra, Indonesia, early Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The volcano has been erupting since September, forcing more than 20,000 people who live around it slopes to flee their homes to several temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara, File)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Students play on their school yard as Mount Sinabung erupts in Sukandebi, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. More than 20,000 people have been evacuated from villages around the crater of Mount Sinabung into several temporary shelters since authorities raised the alert status for the rumbling volcano to the highest level in November. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Mount Sinabung's destruction over the last few months
Indonesian men clean up the roof of a house near a church at a neighborhood that is affected by the ash fall from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Kuta Gugung, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The volcano has sporadically erupted since September, forcing thousands of people who live around it slopes to flee their homes. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)