During October and November 2010, and into 2011, Gunung Merapi, in Java, Indonesia, erupted several times smothering much of the local area in ash. Pyroclastic flows devastating many villages and by the end of 2010, the death toll was close to 400 people. More recenly, mud flows or 'lahar' have caused extensive damage to villages on the western slopes of Merapi.
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Gunung Merapi from Kinahrejo, Java, Indonesia.... |
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Gunung Merapi, Kinahrejo, Java, Indonesia. The... |
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A farmer planting grass on the slopes of Gunung... |
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A farmer planting grass on the slopes of Gunung... |
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The remains of a building destroyed in a... |
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Bamboo and trees destroyed in a pyroclastic... |
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Volunteers clearing a graveyard partially... |
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The remains of a building destroyed in a... |
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A road bridge destroyed by lahar mud flows,... |
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A road bridge destroyed by lahar mud flows,... |
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A man working in a temporary camp for evacuees... |
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A man working in a temporary camp for evacuees... |
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A man working in a temporary camp for evacuees... |
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After their homes were destroyed by Merapi in... |
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A bailey bridge built over a gorge cut by lahar... |
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A bailey bridge built over a gorge cut by lahar... |
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A road bridge destroyed by lahar mud flows,... |
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A road bridge destroyed by lahar mud flows,... |
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A road bridge destroyed by lahar mud flows,... |
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A gorge cut by lahar mud flows, Gunung Merapi,... |
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A gorge cut by lahar mud flows, Gunung Merapi,... |
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Interior of a school building damaged during a... |
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Interior of a school building damaged during a... |
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Plastic chairs melted together in a school... |
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Interior of a school building damaged during a... |
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