Villagers and rescuers inspect an area covered with volcanic ashes at Sumber Wuluh village, in Lumajang, on December 5, 2021, in an attempt to find survivors or bodies after the Semeru volcano eruption. AFP PHOTO
Villagers and rescuers inspect an area covered with volcanic ashes at Sumber Wuluh village, in Lumajang, on December 5, 2021, in an attempt to find survivors or bodies after the Semeru volcano eruption. AFP PHOTO

LUMAJANG, Indonesia: The death toll from a sudden, spectacular eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru has risen to 13, disaster officials said Sunday, as rescuers searched villages blanketed in molten ash for survivors.

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