 Mount Rokatenda volcano erupts in Indonesia, killing six 
 
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 A volcano eruption in central Indonesia has spewed hot ash into the sky and unleashed torrents of molten lava that engulfed and killed six people sleeping on a beach, officials say. Three adults aged between 58 and 69 were found dead while three children aged between five and eight were also killed, though their bodies had not yet been recovered, he said. "Tomorrow our staff will go from area to area to pick up anyone willing to leave the island." Mount Rokatenda in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted early Saturday morning, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. Indonesia, an archipelago of 240 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity because it sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a horseshoe-shaped series of fault lines.
– A volcano erupted on a tiny Indonesian island early today, killing at least six people, reports AP. The eruption of Mount Rokatenda on Palue island blasted ash and smoke more than 6,500 feet in the air and sent lava gushing. Authorities have evacuated about 3,000 people, which would amount to nearly half the island's population. The volcano had been on "high alert" since October, with activities banned in about a 2-mile radius from its crater. It appears that five of the victims, including two children, were within that zone when they were killed, reports AFP.