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135 people feared killed in tsunami found alive

135 people feared killed in tsunami found alive

Disaster officials say the death toll from a tsunami that barreled into several remote Indonesian islands one week ago has climbed to 449.

 

Planes drop food as Indonesia struggles with aid

Planes drop food as Indonesia struggles with aid

Relief planes dropped boxes of dried noodles onto tsunami-ravaged Indonesian islands Friday because storms and a shortage of vessels made helicopter and boat deliveries almost impossible days after the wave killed more than 400 people.

 

Indonesia disaster toll hits 377 as volcano erupts again

Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted on Thursday for the second time in a week, blasting vast plumes of ash into the sky, as the death toll from the initial eruption and a tsunami that hit remote western islands reached 377.

 

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