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Indonesian volcano erupts

A man watches from Mbaladak village as Mt. Kelud erupts.

A man watches from Mbaladak village as Mt. Kelud erupts.  (Trisnadi / Associated Press)

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The eruption of Mt. Kelud on Indonesia’s most populous island, Java, blanketed villages in thick layers of ash and grit. At least three people were killed and tens of thousands were forced to flee their homes, authorities said.

Mt. Kelud erupts

An Indonesian soldier carries a resident in Malang after the volcano erupted.  (Aman Rochman / AFP/Getty Images)

Mt. Kelud erupts

Volcanic ash blankets Yogyakarta, about 125 miles west of Mt. Kelud on the Indonesian island of Java.  (Suryo Wibowo / AFP/Getty Images)

Mt. Kelud erupts

A stone Buddha at the ancient Borobudur temple in Central Java province is smeared with volcanic ash.  (Suryo Wibowo / AFP/Getty Images)

Mt. Kelud erupts

A worker spreads plastic sheets to try to protect Borobudur temple from the ash spewing from Mt. Kelud.  (Slamet Riyadi / Associated Press)

Mt. Kelud erupts

Ash and grit rained down in Yogyakarta.   (Slamet Riyadi / Associated Press)

Mt. Kelud erupts

A resident scoops ash from a road in Kediri.  (Juni Kriswanto / AFP/Getty Images)

Mt. Kelud erupts

Volcanic ash coats a plane at the Solo airport, one of seven closed because of the eruption of Mt. Kelud.  (AFP/Getty Images)

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