Indonesian villagers forced to leave as volcano erupts again

Indonesia’s military forced villagers off the slopes of the country’s most volatile volcano today as it unleashed a new powerful explosion that claimed another victim and temporarily shut down an airport.

Indonesian villagers forced to leave as volcano erupts again

Indonesia’s military forced villagers off the slopes of the country’s most volatile volcano today as it unleashed a new powerful explosion that claimed another victim and temporarily shut down an airport.

Troops stood guard in front of ash-covered homes and local television showed one woman who refused evacuation orders being pinned to a stretcher as she screamed and cried in protest.

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