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Summary
Nearly four thousand people from five villages have left their homes on the slopes of Indonesia's Mount Karengetang since a volcano started spewing lava and hot ash. The volcano has been spewing thick smoke for three days and residents have taken shelter in safer places in case of a bigger eruption. Today, however, some residents ignored government warnings of possible further eruptions and chose to return to their homes. Local media say at least four people are feared dead. Indonesia, which sits on a belt of intense seismic activity known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, has had several major volcanic eruptions over the last centuries.
