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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100829/...onesia_volcano

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Indonesians were evacuated from the slopes of a volcano on Sunday after it erupted for the first time in more than 400 years, spewing out lava and sending smoke and dust 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) into the air.

Mount Sinabung, in the north of the island of Sumatra, began erupting around midnight after rumbling for several days, prompting some villagers to panic before the mass evacuation got under way.

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The Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke in the district of Tanah Karo outside the city of Medan, North Sumatra August 29, 2010. The volcano erupted on the Indonesia island of Sumatra on Sunday for the first time in four centuries, sending smoke 1,500 metres (about 5,000 feet) into the air and prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents, officials said.

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Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.

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A man rides a motorcycle in the district of Tanah Karo outside the city of Medan, North Sumatra, as the Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke in the background August 29, 2010.

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Villagers wearing face masks, who were evacuated from the area around the erupting Mount Sinabung volcano, wait at a shelter in Brastagi outside the city of Medan, North Sumatra August 29, 2010.

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Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke in Suka Nalu village in the district of Tanah Karo, in Indonesia's North Sumatra province August 30, 2010. The Indonesian volcano that erupted for the first time in centuries on Sunday spewed fresh plumes of smoke early on Monday morning, causing panic in nearby villages and delaying local flights, officials said on Monday.

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Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke as seen from Bekerah village in the district of Tanah Karo in Indonesia's North Sumatra province August 30, 2010.

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Villagers with their body covered in ash from the erupting Mount Sinabung volcano leave their village on motorcycles in Brastagi outside the city of Medan, North Sumatra August 29, 2010.

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Villagers wearing face masks, who were evacuated from the area around the erupting Mount Sinabung volcano,
wait at a shelter in Brastagi outside the city of Medan, North Sumatra August 29, 2010.







A woman carrying her child walks on the street at the district of Tanah Karo outside the city of Medan,
North Sumatra, as Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke in the background August 28, 2010.

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Villagers wearing face masks, who were evacuated from the area around the erupting Mount Sinabung volcano,
wait at a shelter in Brastagi outside the city of Medan, North Sumatra August 29, 2010.

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Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke as seen from Suka Nalu village in the district of Tanah Karo in Indonesia's North Sumatra province August 30, 2010. The Indonesian volcano, inactive for four centuries, erupted again on Monday, pitching ash two km (1.5 miles) into the air and sending nearby residents scurrying from their homes.

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Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. The volcano that had been dormant for more than four centuries erupted for the second day in a row Monday, spewing out towering clouds of ash and forcing the evacuation of more than 21,000 people.

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Villagers flee their homes as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010.

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Villagers watch as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010.


High school students listen as their principal announces an early dismissal shortly after Mount Sinabung volcano spewed smoke in Brastagi, Indonesia's North Sumatra province August 30, 2010. The volcano, inactive for four centuries, erupted for the second time on Monday, pitching ash two km (1.5 miles) into the air and sending nearby residents scurrying from their homes.

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Great photos

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yup, thanks for the pics.

this is a reason why i have given up on having a vacation home in singapore, indonesia or malaysia (including johor). the whole giant island of sumatra is a friggin ridge of volcanoes. and toba is the largest, so large it can swallow singapore whole.

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A thick smoke spews from the summit of Mount Sinabung as it erupts on August 31, 2010, seen from Tanah Karo in North Sumatra.


A thick smoke spews from the summit of Mount Sinabung as it erupts on August 31, 2010, seen from Tanah Karo in North Sumatra. Airlines were warned to avoid the remote Mount Sinabung in northern Sumatra as the volcano spewed a vast cloud of smoke and ash high into the air for a second day after springing to life for the first time in four centuries on August 29.

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A thick smoke spews from the summit of Mount Sinabung as it erupts on August 31, 2010, seen from Tanah Karo in North Sumatra, where abandoned houses are being left by villagers.

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Villagers living close to the erupting Mount Sinabung gather at a temporary shelter in Karo district in North Sumatra on August 31, 2010. Thousands of Indonesians spent a third day in shelters as a volcano threatened a devastating eruption on Sumatra island, officials said.

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Thick smoke spews from the summit of Mount Sinabung as it erupts early on August 31, 2010 seen from Tanah Karo in North Sumatra. Airlines were warned to avoid remote Mount Sinabung in northern Sumatra as the volcano spewed a vast cloud of smoke and ash high into the air for a second day after springing to life for the first time in four centuries on August 29.