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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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An Indonesian man watches as Mount Merapi erupts in Kepuharjo, Yogyakarta, 3 Nov 2010 (AP)
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A villager flees her home following another eruption of Mount Merapi in Cangkringan, Yogyakarta, 03 Nov 2010 (AP)
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Evacuees gather to watch television to stave off boredom at the Wonokerto evacuation shelter (VOA Photo S. Schonhardt)
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Motorists ride as pyroclastic material from the eruption of Mount Merapi billows in the background in Cangkringan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 31 Oct 2010 (AP)