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Jakarta (AFP) Nov 10, 2010 Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano has killed 191 people since it began erupting late last month, with more than 340,000 people in makeshift camps, an official said Wednesday. "The death toll from Merapi has reached 191. More than 340,000 people have fled their homes," a disaster management official told AFP. The official, who refused to give his name, said the sharp increase in the death toll from 151 was likely due to rescuers recovering more bodies in the central Java area where the volcano is located.
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Indonesia volcano eruption slows: officialJakarta (AFP) Nov 10, 2010 The eruption of Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi - which has killed 151 people and displaced 320,000 - has slowed, an official said Wednesday, though its activity remains high. Mount Merapi, which means "Mountain of Fire", has been spewing ash and heat clouds since late October, killing people with torrents of boiling hot gas and rock and forcing hundreds of thousands to move t ... read more |
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