Thousands flee Indonesia volcano
Tuesday, 10 July 2007

Mount Gamkonora is one of 129 active volcanoes in IndonesiaThousands of Indonesians have been evacuated from the slopes of a volcano that is spewing out hot ash and smoke in the east of the country.

The alert around Mount Gamkonora, in North Maluku province, has been raised to its highest level amid fears a major eruption could be imminent.

Scientists have reported seeing fire and ash clouds rising as high as 4,000m (13,100ft) since Monday. the rest photo