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Volcano eruption Indonesia

27 October 2010 / © ANP / © Marco Lubbers /

Indonesian authorities evacuated residents near an erupting volcano on Java island that spewed clouds of hot ash and volcanic rock, so far killing 15 and injuring 13 people, officials and media reports said. Reports stated that thousands of people were moved by trucks and cars after Mount Merapi started spewing ash just before dusk. Officials estimated up to 40,000 people were living in the endangered areas.The 2,968-metre volcano last erupted in 2006, killing two people. Its most deadly eruption on record occurred in 1930 when 1,370 people were killed. 26 October 2010.

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