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Photos: Deadly volcanic eruption in Indonesia

February 1, 2014 11:00AM ET

Mount Sinabung unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas, killing at least 16 people and injuring three others

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Villagers watched as Mount Sinabung released pyroclastic flows during an eruption in Namantaran, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Feb. 1, 2014. AP Photo
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Volcanic ash clouds hover above a village in Karo district during the eruption of Mount Sinabung on Feb. 1, 2014. CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images
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Mount Sinabung spews lava and gas during an eruption on Jan. 20, 2014. AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara, File
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A motorist rides on a road covered in vocalic ash and mud, following a heavy ash fall from the eruption of Mount Sinabung on Jan. 12, 2014. AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara
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A woman weeps as she carries her belongings to a temporary shelter, following a heavy ash fall from the eruption of Mount Sinabung on Jan. 12, 2014. AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara
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Villagers watch Mount Sinabung release pyroclastic flows in Tiga Kicat, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Jan. 10, 2014. AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara
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The feet of a farmer are caked with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung as she and her family board a pick up truck to go home from a field in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Jan. 9, 2014. AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara
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A dog, which died from breathing problems brought on by volcanic ash spewed from Mount Sinabung, lays in the middle of the road on Jan 8. 2014. Rex Features via AP Images

Updated: Feb. 2, 2014

The death toll from an Indonesian volcano that has been rumbling for months rose to 16 Sunday after rescuers found another charred corpse and a critically injured college student died in a hospital, officials said.

Mount Sinabung erupted again Saturday just a day after authorities allowed thousands of villagers who had been evacuated to return to its slopes, saying volcanice activity was decreasing.

Several eruptions of the volcano, located in North Sumatra province, sent lava and pyroclastic flows down the southern slopes up to 2.8 miles away, according to National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.

Indonesia is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. Mount Sinabung is among about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia and has sporadically erupted since September.

Reuters