At least 14 dead following eruption of Mount Semeru volcano in Indonesia

At least 14 people are dead and dozens more injured following the eruption of Mount Semeru volcano in Indonesia Saturday, authorities said.

Indonesia’s National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) said in a statement Sunday the eruption had wounded 56 others, with 35 people in serious condition, after it covered villages with ash and left people to run from billowing clouds of debris.

Hundreds of houses have been totally destroyed and 33 schools have been damaged by the eruption, according to the BNPB.

Officials say the situation at Mount Semeru remains dangerous due to the risk of pyroclastic flows; a mix of ash, rock and volcanic gases that can be much more dangerous than lava.

Via CNN