It least 19 people were killed and 13 injured on Tuesday after a volcano on Indonesia's Java island erupted, spewing clouds of hot ash, local television reported.
Metro TV said thousands of people were moved by trucks and cars after Mount Merapi started spewing hot ash and volcanic rocks just before dusk, a day after authorities upgraded an alert status to the highest level.
Text: Agencies
Image: A villager watches as Mount Merapi spews volcanic smoke in Indonesia, on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. (Photographs copyright AP)
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