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Indonesia is reeling after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that slammed into the Mentawai Island chain in the western region of the country. Meanwhile in Central Java, Mount Merapi, the country's most active volcano began spewing ash and debris late Tuesday, October 27.
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Villagers who live on the slope of Mount Merapi gather at a temporary shelter in Pakem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010.
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Australian tsunami survivor Richard Hope, left, assists his injured friend Robert Marino to disembark a boat upon their arrival at a port in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.
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An Indonesian woman cleans her flooded house in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.
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Indonesian women wade through a flooded street in Tangerang in the outskirt of Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.