Villagers flee as Comoros volcano belches smoke
Hundreds of people fled villages on the slopes of Mount Karthala on the largest island in the Comoros archipelago on Sunday after black smoke belched from the crater, sparking fears of an eruption, witnesses said.
"Villagers are in total darkness, gritty rain is falling and visibility is zero," a resident from the village of Idjinkoundzi on the western flank of the volcano, who gave his name as Charif, told Reuters by telephone.
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