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Jakarta (AFP) Nov 12, 2010 Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano has killed 206 people since it began erupting late last month, with more than 380,000 people in makeshift camps, an official said Friday. "The death toll from Merapi has reached 206 people. And about 380,000 people have fled their homes," disaster management official Heriyanto told AFP, updating the previous official toll of 194. He said rescuers had been able to recover more bodies in the central Java area where the volcano is located.
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Indonesia volcano still shooting ashYogyakarta, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 11, 2010 Indonesia's most active volcano sent clouds of ash high into the sky Thursday after a series of major eruptions, with an alert status remaining in force, an official said. "Merapi's intensity has slowed down, but small eruptions still occur and its status is still alert," government volcanologist Raden Sukhyar said. "The volcano still belches ash. It shot ash up to 1,000 metres high at 6 ... read more |
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