Deadly Indonesian Volcano Erupts Again Killing 7

Indonesian villagers flee after deadly blast leaves seven dead and kills pets and livestock as experts warn there may be more to come.

The death toll has risen to seven following the eruption of a volcano in western Indonesia as officials warn that there could yet be more blasts to come.

Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province sent volcanic ash flying two miles into the sky when it erupted on Saturday, National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho confirmed today.

He said ash tumbled down the slopes as far as three miles westward into a river, killing at least seven people and leaving two more in critical condition.

Destroyed: Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province sent volcanic ash flying two miles into the sky when it erupted on Saturday, National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho confirmed today

Victims: Dead and injured animals can be seen lying on the ground, while scorched homes and smoking vegetation is all that remains of a mountainside community.

Lost: Villagers inspect the path of a pyroclastic flow from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Gamber village, North Sumatra

All the victims of the eruption were working on their farms in the village of Gamber, about two and a half miles away from the slope, or within the danger area.

Photos taken today showed evidence of pyroclastic flows – a fast-moving cloud of hot volcanic gases, rocks and ash – in the village.

Dead and injured animals can be seen lying on the ground, while scorched homes and smoking vegetation is all that remains of a mountainside community.

Mount Sinabung is prone to seismic upheaval as it rests on the so-called Ring of Fire encircling the Pacific Ocean. It had been quiet for around 400 years until it rumbled back to life in 2010, and then again in the fall of 2013. The 2014 eruption killed 16 people, including several children.