Earlier today on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the volcanic Mount Sinabung erupted, killing at least 14 people including a group of schoolchildren. The death toll is expected to climb.

[Indonesian government vulcanologists admitted they hadn't been paying attention to or measuring seismic activity at Mount Sinabung, which has been spewing clouds of hot ash and smoke for the first time since 1600. "Our bad," they said. Pic via AP.]

The Mount Sinabung volcano, which until yesterday had been dormant for 400 years, erupted again today shortly after authorities said everything was "back to normal." At least 21,000 people have been evacuated from the area. [AP]

A volcano that has been dormant for 400 years erupted on the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, sending smoke and ash a mile into the air, and forcing the evacuation of at least 10,000 people.