Thousands flee homes as Indonesian volcano erupts

Photo by: AFP
A man and his son watch as the Sinabung volcano spews thick smoke in the Karo district of Indonesia’s North Sumatra yesterday.

via Khmer NZ

Monday, 30 August 2010 15:03 Arlina Arshad

A VOLCANO on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted for the first time in more than 400 years yesterday, spewing a vast cloud of smoke and ash into the air and sending thousands of people fleeing from their homes.