Volcano rescue workers dig through thick layers of hot ash in Indonesia after Mount Semeru erupts

Rescue workers in Indonesia continued to dig through thick layers of hot ash and debris Tuesday to find survivors of a volcanic eruption that left dozens of people dead and thousands displaced in the country’s East Java province, even as the volcano continued to erupt ash.

A man carries a child Sunday as other people salvage their belongings from an area covered in volcanic ash at the Sumberwuluh village in Indonesia's Lumajang district.

A man stands amid houses that were covered by volcanic ash in the village of Sumberwuluh.

Mount Semeru spews volcanic ash on Saturday. Indonesia sits between two continental plates on what is known as the Ring of Fire, a band around the basin of the Pacific Ocean that leads to high levels of tectonic and volcanic activity.

Members of a search-and-rescue team carry a dead body at the Sumberwuluh village on Monday.

A damaged area of Curah Roboan is seen empty on Monday. Many places have been evacuated near the volcano.

A seismograph reflects Mount Semeru's activity on Monday.

A man inspects a truck buried in the ash on Sunday.

Nearly 3,000 houses have been damaged by the volcano.

Villagers gather at a makeshift shelter in the Sumberwuluh village on Monday.

A part of the Sumberwuluh village is covered in ash on Sunday.

An area of Sumberwuluh is covered in ash on Sunday.

A man inspects dead livestock next to residential areas that had been buried by ash in Sumberwuluh.

Indonesian military officers carry livestock away from the evacuation zone on Monday.

A victim's foot is uncovered by rescue workers on Monday.