Mount Semeru volcano eruption in Indonesia kills 13, leaves dozens injured

The eruption of a volcano from Mount Semeru in Indonesia killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday.

The eruption of Indonesia's Semeru volcano has killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, as search teams looked for victims in a landscape covered in deep layers of ash.

Semeru, the tallest mountain on Java island, threw up towers of ash and hot clouds on Saturday that blanketed nearby villages in East Java province and sent people fleeing in panic.