Heavy rain after the volcanic eruption

A man inspects a truck buried in the ash following the eruption of Mount Semeru. Clouds of hot ash shot high into the sky and an avalanche of lava and searing gas swept as far as 7 miles (11km) down Mount Semeru’s slopes in a sudden eruption triggered by heavy rain. Villages and towns were blanketed by tons of volcanic debris

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Lumajang, Indonesia

An aerial view shows where the Besuk Kobokan river used to run next to houses and farms and which is now covered with ash and mud following the eruption of the Mount Semeru volcano in the village of Curah Kobokan

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