In Pictures: Villages blanketed in ash as Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupts

At least seven people have died and two more critically injured after Mount Sinabung in Indonesia erupted. Entire villages were blanketed in ash after the volcano spewed clouds of smoke and ash. Mount Sinabung is still on the highest alert level and potential for more eruptions remain high.

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May 24, 2016, 09:52 AM

A dog is seen following a deadly eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano in Gamber Village, North Sumatra, Indonesia on May 22, 2016.
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The Sinabung volcano spews hot clouds of ash, as seen from the Simpang Empat subdistrict in Karo, North Sumatra on May 22, 2016.
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A motorcycle is seen covered in volcanic ash following Mount Sinabung's eruption in Gamber village, Indonesia, on May 23, 2016.
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Residents gather their belongings as they evacuate from a village impacted by the Mount Sinabung eruption at Gamber Village, Indonesia, on May 22, 2016.
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Indonesian soldiers inspect an empty village hit by Mount Sinabung's eruption, in Gamber Village, Indonesia, on May 23, 2016.
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Indonesian villagers collect their belongings as they evacuate from a village hit by Mount Sinabung's eruption, in Gamber Village, Indonesia, on May 23, 2016.
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An Indonesian soldier inspects an abandoned house covered by volcanic ash following Mount Sinabung's eruption at Gamber Village, Indonesia, on May 23, 2016.
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Resident put coffins into a mass grave during a funeral ceremony for Mount Sinabung eruption victims at Sukandebi village in Karo, Indonesia, on May 22, 2016.
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A relative of a Mount Sinabung eruption victim cries before a funeral ceremony at Sukandebi village in Karo, Indonesia, on May 22, 2016.
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Police help residents leave on a truck following a deadly eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano in Gamber Village, Indonesia on May 22, 2016.
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Residents collect their belongings as they evacuate from a village impacted by the Mount Sinabung eruption at Gamber Village, Indonesia, on May 22, 2016.
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Indonesian soldiers carry a resident's belongings as they aid in evacuation efforts from a village impacted by the Mount Sinabung eruption at Gamber Village, Indonesia, on May 22, 2016.
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Relatives of the Mount Sinabung eruption victims cry after identifiying their relatives, at a hospital in Kabanjahe, Indonesia, on May 21, 2016.
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