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Adi Prima/AFP via Getty ImagesThe bodies of 11 people were found on Indonesia’s Mount Marapi after it erupted in West Sumatra province on Sunday, spewing toxic ash nearly 10,000 feet into the air, according to local authorities. At least 75 people were on the mountain at the time of the eruption, with 26 still stranded and awaiting evacuation a day later, an official with Padang Search and Rescue Agency said, according to Reuters. Of the 49 climbers rescued, at least eight were hospitalized with

Indonesia’s Marapi volcano in the West Sumatra province erupted on Sunday, sending a thick plume of toxic ash and smoke nearly 10,000 feet into the air and was accompanied by a deafening roar that could be heard for miles, according to the country’s disaster management agency.

Many such explosions resulted from the interaction of magma with groundwater or surface water; others apparently were powered by pressurized gas possibly aided by steam but with no direct involvement of magma.

Anak Krakatau continues to erupt on Tuesday Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

A hospital says it is under "extreme pressure" due to a high number of very unwell patients.