Raining Down Hot Ashes News Today

Areal images from indonesia where a volcano erupted saturday. at least 13 people have been killed and scores more injured. thousands have been displaced. pilots are warned to be alert with ash clouds towering up to 50,000 people in the air. search and rescue operations are underway. local officials say blocked roads are hindering efforts and evacuation shelters have been set out for those lucky enough to escape. paula newton has the latest. >> reporter: a towering ash cloud engulfs the sky in in...

Theres a volcanic eruption on the indonesian island of java that has killed 14 and displaced thousands. >> the pictures are stunning. theyre conducting rescue operations right now. that cant really get a gauge of the full scale of the damage which started with this eruption yesterday yet, but cnns paula newton does have the latest for us. >> reporter: a touring ash cloud engulfs the sky in a towering sh a giant plume of smoke of mount semeru behind them. it erupted saturday afternoon, some sayin...

Behind them. authorities say the volcano erupted saturday afternoon. some people say it was an eerie scene with the smell of sulfur in the air and the sky looking like it had turned from day to night. one woman says, there was a cloud raining down hot ashes, then the sky went totally dark. thousands of people have fled the area, though authorities say they are unable to reach some villages because roads are blocked by debris and mud. heavy rains have further complicated rescue attempts. >> trans...