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Indonesia hit by tsunami and volcanic eruption

indonesia tsunami: Markus, left, comforts his sister Lisna after they found their mother dead
Markus, comforts his sister Lisna after they found their mother dead after the tsunami at Munte, North Pagai island, West Sumatra Photograph: Achmad Ibrahim/AP
indonesia tsunami: A young Tsunami survivor carries her belongings
A young Tsunami survivor carries her belongings after her village was hit by the earthquake-triggered tsunami at Munte, North Pagai island Photograph: Achmad Ibrahim/AP
indonesia tsunami: Mount Merapi volcano emits hot clouds of lava
Mount Merapi volcano emits hot clouds of lava and volcanic ash as seen from Kali Tengah Lor district in Sleman on the early morning. Volcanologist said the activity was not a fresh eruption but could help stabilize the mountain following its deadly eruption Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
indonesia tsunami: Survivors look at the body of their family member who died in the tsunami
Survivors look at the body of their family member who died in the tsunami at Munte, North Pagai island, West Sumatra Photograph: Achmad Ibrahim/AP
Indonesia update: Indonesian quake-tsunami aid trickles in
Survivors cry as they find out their relatives were found dead after the powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami Photograph: Muhammad Fadli/EPA
Indonesia update: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visits tsumani area
Tsunami-devastated area on South Pagai on the Mentawai Islands in western Sumatra Photograph: Abror Rizki /EPA
Indonesia update: A woman collects clothes from the debris of her  tsunami hit home
A woman collects clothes from the debris of her tsunami-hit home in the village of Purourougat, Mentawai district Photograph: Reuters
Indonesia update: Survivors sit under a cardboard box as they wait for of relief goods
Survivors shelter under a cardboard box as they wait for the distribution of relief goods in Pororogat, South Pagai island Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA
Indonesia update: Survivors walk through the tsunami devastated village of Pororogat
Survivors walk through the tsunami-devastated village of Pororogat, South Pagai island Photograph: MAST IRHAM/EPA
Indonesia update: Tsunami survivors make their way past damaged houses
Tsunami survivors make their way past damaged houses after their village was hit by an earthquake-triggered tsunami at Parorogat village, Pagai island Photograph: Achmad Ibrahim/AP
Indonesia update: Julianti sits next to her brother's grave, a victim of the eruption
Julianti sits next to the grave of her brother, a victim of the Mount Merapi eruption, during a mass burial at Umbulhardjo village in Sleman Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters
Indonesia Disaster : Devastated village following tsunami
A devastated village after a tsunami hit the island of Siporapora, part of the Mentawai islands in West Sumatra. The tsunami, which was triggered by a 7.5 magnitude quake, flattened several villages Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA
Indonesia Disaster : People walk where hundreds of homes once stood
People walk through an area where hundreds of homes once stood in Muntei Baru Baru village Photograph: Reuters
Indonesia Disaster : Bodies of tsunami victims
Bodies of tsunami victims lie in Bosua village, Pasapuat, on Silabu island. Aid has begun trickling in to the Mentawai islands Photograph: Imran Rusli/EPA
Indonesia Disaster : Photo of a damaged building in a village flattened by Tsunami
A damaged building in a village swept by the tsunami in the Mentawai islands Photograph: Achmad Ibrahim/AP
Indonesia Disaster : Medical workers take care of wounded victims
Medical workers take care of wounded victims from the village of Munte Baru-Baru on North Pagai island Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesia Disaster : Mass Evacuations As Mount Merapi Erupts
A soldier searches for victims of the Mount Merapi eruption at Kinahrejo village, Sleman, in central Java Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
Indonesia Disaster : Indonesian residents and relatives of victims
Rsidents and relatives comfort each other at a mass funeral in Sidorejo, Sleman, for victims of the volcanic eruption Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesia Update: Residents, Indonesian soldiers and police hold a mass funeral in Sleman
Coffins are carried into the mass grave Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesia Update: Mukiji, who lost his younger brother in the Merapi eruption Indonesia
A man who lost his younger brother in the eruption looks at a relative's damaged house in the village of Kinahrejo in Sleman Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesia Update: Residents examine devastated houses as Merapi smokes behind,  Indonesia
Residents examine destrroyed houses in the village of Kinahrejo, where the home of the mountain's 'guardian', Mbah Marijan, stood Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesia Update: Medical workers take care of wounded vic
Medical workers attend to tsunami victims from the village of Munte Baru-Baru on North Pagai island Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesia Update: Members of a rescue team ride on a ship bringing aid, Indonesia
A rescue team is transported by ship to North Pagai island Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesia Update: An Indonesian Red Cross volunteer distributes drinking water Indonesia
27 October 2010: An Indonesian Red Cross volunteer gives drinking water to refugees from the Mount Merapi volcano at Purwobinangun camp near Yogyakarta Photograph: Reuters
Indonesia three disasters: A villager watches Mount Merapi
A villager watches smoke rising from Mount Merapi Photograph: AP
Indonesia three disasters: Death toll in Indonesia volcanic eruption rises
Ash and debris blanket Kinahrejo village in Sleman after Mount Merapi erupted. Photograph: Adi Weda/EPA
Indonesia three disasters: Sukadi prays at the burial of his brother, a victim of the eruption
A man prays at the burial of his brother, a victim of the Mount Merapi eruption, at Umbulhardjo village Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters
Indonesia three disasters: Eruption aftermath
Ash covers the interior of a house covered with ashes in Kinahrejo village Photograph: Adi Weda/EPA
Indonesia three disasters: Rescue and damage-inspection folowing Mount Merapi eruption
Rescuers look for survivors in Kinahrejo a day after the volcanic eruption Photograph: Adi Weda/EPA
Indonesia three disasters: Eruption aftermath
Indonesian police and rescuers walk to Kinahrejo village Photograph: Adi Weda/EPA
Indonesia three disasters: Indonesian people displaced by the erupt
People displaced by the eruption of Mount Merapi queue for food in Sleman Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesia three disasters: Indonesian people displaced by the eruption
Food is given to survivors of the eruption Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesia three disasters: Volunteers carry the body of a victim of the Mount Merapi eruption
A body is carried away from Kinahrejo village Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters
Indonesia three disasters: Mount Merapi eruption aftermath
A woman wears a mask protecting her from volcanic dust as she carries a bag of rice in Kemalang village, Klaten Photograph: EPA
Indonesia three disasters: Some of the destruction on North Pagai
The island of North Pagai, off the west coast of Sumatra, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area the night before Photograph: Rus Akbar/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesia three disasters: Tsunami survivor who also the captain of crashed boat
Richard Hope, the captain of a boat wrecked in the tsunami, talks to his wife after arriving in Padang. Hope and a group of Australian surfers and crew survived by holding on to surfboards and other items after the tsunami hit two boats and sank one of them Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA
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