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Smoke rises from Mount Soputan on the outskirts of Manado of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province. Indonesia has raised the alert level for the volcano after it began spewing hot clouds and lava, a vulcanology official says. REUTERS/Stringer
Smoke rises from Mount Soputan on the outskirts of Manado of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province. Indonesia has raised the alert level for the volcano after it began spewing hot clouds and lava, a vulcanology official says. REUTERS/Stringer
