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volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island of Java spewed out huge amounts of ash. The village was quickly covered with volcanic ash and residents were evacuated. So far, 13 people have been killed and more than 100 people have been injured.



By Jung Young-tae, staff reporter.



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huge cloud of volcanic ash rises and begins to attack the village, residents, including children, run desperately to avoid it.



Residents who were not able to escape suffered severe burns from the hot volcanic ash.



The volcanic ash covered the sky in an instant, falling into darkness everywhere, and the rainwater mixed with the ash turned black.



[Supriyatano/Truck Driver: Everyone was terrified and ran in fear. This is because this volcanic eruption was much larger than the eruption that occurred last year.]



Yesterday (4th) at 3 pm local time, Sumeru Volcano on the Indonesian island of Java began to erupt and spread a column of ash up to 12,000 meters above sea level. spewed out.



A thick layer of mud, created from a mixture of ash and rain, landslides, smashing homes and destroying major bridges to nearby metropolises.



More than 11 villages in the Lumajang region near the volcano have been covered with ash, turning them into black-and-white photos.



The Indonesian government says 13 people have been killed and more than 100 injured.



In preparation for the possibility of further eruption of the volcano, the 5km radius of the crater has been blocked and about 1,000 residents at the foot of the mountain have been evacuated.



[Shelter Volunteer: We need daily necessities, food, and water right away.

It is not yet known how long the residents will have to stay here.]



Sumeru Volcano, which is over 3,600m above sea level, is the highest volcano on Java Island and erupted last January, but there were no deaths at the time.



Some residents claimed that before the eruption yesterday afternoon, disaster authorities did not properly communicate any information about volcanic activity, including an evacuation alert.



(Video editing: Hongmyeong Lee)