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Mount Merapi (Mountain of Fire)
As of November 5, 2010, the death toll topped 100, nearly 90,000 were left homeless and relief workers were forced to move evacuation camps further from away from Mount Merapi. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has declared a national disaster after eruptions on November 4.
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Rescuers carry the body of a victim of Mount Merapi eruption in Argomulyo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 5 Nov 2010 (AP)
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The body of a victim of Mount Merapi eruption lies on a road covered with volcanic ash as a rescuer walks by in Argomulyo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 5 Nov 2010 (AP)
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A view from a domestic flight from Denpasar to Yogyakarta that was subsequently diverted to Surabaya airport shows a plume of gas and ash billowing some 10 km (six miles) high from the Mount Merapi volcano during an eruption, 4 Nov 2010 (AP)
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Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as seen from Sidorejo village, Central Java, 03 Nov 2010 (AP)