14 People Killed in Pyroclastic Flow at Sinabung

An eruption at Sinabung on February 1, 2014. The pyroclastic flow is headed off screen to the left -- it killed at least 14 people who were too close to the volcano. Image: PVMBG webcam Brief post today about the tragic events at Sinabung. The first deaths directly caused by the volcanic activity (as opposed to due to disease or illness in the refugee camps) occurred today as a pyroclastic flow swept through a town within the evacuation zone. Apparently people were allowed back into the evacuation zones this week to check on their homes, but with an eruption like we currently have ongoing at Sinabung, (CAUTION: the following link has images that could be disturbing) they were caught by a significant and unexpected explosion. At least 14 people died and another 3 were severely injured and based on some of the images I've seen, they clearly were killed in ...