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Indonesia: Mount Merapi continues to erupt
Yogyakarta 8 November: Mount Merapi continues to belch a huge column of hot gas and ash kilometers into the sky, nearly two weeks after awakening from its slumber on October 26.
The Magelang district west of the volcano is particularly badly affected with a heavy layer of ash covering houses, trees, fields and streets. The district is currently harboring some 98,000 people who have fled their homes. According to Indonesia's central emergency management authority (BNPB), there are now 278,000 displaced, with the confirmed death toll at 141.
Indonesia: Mount Merapi continues to erupt
Yogyakarta 8 November: Mount Merapi continues to belch a huge column of hot gas and ash kilometers into the sky, nearly two weeks after awakening from its slumber on October 26.
The Magelang district west of the volcano is particularly badly affected with a heavy layer of ash covering houses, trees, fields and streets. The district is currently harboring some 98,000 people who have fled their homes. According to Indonesia's central emergency management authority (BNPB), there are now 278,000 displaced, with the confirmed death toll at 141.