Semeru volcano, the search for victims resumes after the eruption in Java: villages devastated and a bridge destroyed

Improved weather conditions allowed rescuers to resume evacuation work and the search for any victims after the eruption of the Semeru volcano on the island of Java, the most populous of Indonesia. Yesterday a colossal mushroom cloud of incandescent ash was projected kilometers high into the atmosphere, darkening the sky in broad daylight as people were evacuated.

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