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Indonesian volcano spews ash, debris
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October 29, 2010, Friday
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INDONESIA'S most volatile volcano is again spewing clouds of hot ash and debris. There have been no new reports of injuries or damage.
The latest rumblings of Mount Merapi - which has tallied 33 deaths since it sprang back to life early this week - come as rescuers cope with a rising death toll from a tsunami in another part of the sprawling archipelago nation.
The number of people killed there climbed to 399 today.
Government volcanologist, Subandriyo, said the last eruption occurred at 6:10am.
Heavy ash and debris avalanched about 3.5 kilometers down the mountain's southern slope. Most residents in that area were earlier evacuated to emergency shelters well away from the base.
The latest rumblings of Mount Merapi - which has tallied 33 deaths since it sprang back to life early this week - come as rescuers cope with a rising death toll from a tsunami in another part of the sprawling archipelago nation.
The number of people killed there climbed to 399 today.
Government volcanologist, Subandriyo, said the last eruption occurred at 6:10am.
Heavy ash and debris avalanched about 3.5 kilometers down the mountain's southern slope. Most residents in that area were earlier evacuated to emergency shelters well away from the base.
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