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Indonesia: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

Monday 06 January 2014 17:55 GMT

A woman carries her daughter in a nearby field as Mount Sinabung spews pyroclastic smoke in Karo District, North Sumatra

In pictures: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

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In pictures: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

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A woman carries her daughter in a nearby field as Mount Sinabung spews pyroclastic smoke in Karo District, North Sumatra

In pictures: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

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The volcano unleashed more clouds of searing gas avalanching down the mountain with a thunderous roar, forcing tens of thousands of people packed emergency shelters

In pictures: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

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Indonesian villagers evacuate their cows as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic Berastepu village, Karo, North Sumatra

In pictures: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

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An area covered by ash following a further eruption of the Mount Sinabung in Karo District, North Sumatra

In pictures: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

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The number of displaced persons has increased to 20,000 in Western Indonesia as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ash and smoke after several eruptions since September 2013

In pictures: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

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Villagers harvest tomatoes at their fields covered by ash following a further eruption of the Mount Sinabung in Karo District, North Sumatra

In pictures: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

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A villager holds tomatoes covered by ash following a further eruption of the Mount Sinabung in Karo District, North Sumatra

In pictures: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

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The National Disaster Management Agency ordered residents of 17 villages in Karo district in North Sumatra province to leave and seek refuge in shelters

In pictures: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

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Shoes covered by ash abandoned at the fields following a further eruption of the Mount Sinabung in Karo District, North Sumatra

In pictures: More than 20,000 flee as Mount Sinabung continues to spew ashes

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A motorcyclist passing through a village covered by ash following a further eruption of the Mount Sinabung in Karo District, North Sumatra

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