Hot lava flows from the crater of Mount Sinabung Indonesia on Monday weekend, releasing columns of ash that reached as high as 1.2 miles into the air. (Photo: AP)
A volunteer distributes masks to villagers to protect them from the volcanic ash from the eruption.(Photo: AP)
Women and children board a truck as they are evacuated from their homes on the slope of Mount Sinabung in Jeraya. (Photo: AP)
Villagers carry their belongings as they are evacuated from their homes on the slope of Mount Sinabung in Kuta Tengah, North Sumatra. (Photo: AP)
A woman carries her baby during an evacuation process for villagers. Authorities evacuated hundreds of villagers living near the volcano that is spewing hot ash down its slopes almost daily. (Photo: AP)
Motorists are seen covered in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung. (Photo: AP)
Villagers stand in ash fall from the eruption of Mount Sinabung. (Photo: AP)
Villagers watch as Mount Sinabung as it erupts. (Photo: AP)
Motorists ride past by as Mount Sinabung erupts. (Photo: AP)
The 8,070 foot-high Mount Sinabung, located on the island of Sumatra, has been periodically erupting since 2010. (Photo: AP)
A farmer watches as Mount Sinabung releases pyroclastic flows in Tiga Pancur. (Photo: AP)
An Indonesian woman holds her daughter inside a hut as Mount Sinabung erupts. (Photo: AP)
Villagers watch as Mount Sinabung releases pyroclastic flows in Tiga Serangkai. (Photo: AP)
The volcano, which was put on it highest alert level last week, has sporadically erupted since 2010 after being dormant for 400 years. (Photo: AP)
Authorities have been closely monitoring the 2,460-meter (8,070-foot) -high volcano since June 2 when its status was raised to the highest alert level due to the growing size of its lava dome. (Photo: AP)