Markus, comforts his sister Lisna after they found their mother dead after the tsunami at Munte, North Pagai island, West SumatraPhotograph: Achmad Ibrahim/APA young Tsunami survivor carries her belongings after her village was hit by the earthquake-triggered tsunami at Munte, North Pagai islandPhotograph: Achmad Ibrahim/APMount 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
Survivors look at the body of their family member who died in the tsunami at Munte, North Pagai island, West SumatraPhotograph: Achmad Ibrahim/APSurvivors cry as they find out their relatives were found dead after the powerful earthquake-triggered tsunamiPhotograph: Muhammad Fadli/EPATsunami-devastated area on South Pagai on the Mentawai Islands in western SumatraPhotograph: Abror Rizki /EPAA woman collects clothes from the debris of her tsunami-hit home in the village of Purourougat, Mentawai districtPhotograph: ReutersSurvivors shelter under a cardboard box as they wait for the distribution of relief goods in Pororogat, South Pagai islandPhotograph: Mast Irham/EPASurvivors walk through the tsunami-devastated village of Pororogat, South Pagai islandPhotograph: MAST IRHAM/EPATsunami survivors make their way past damaged houses after their village was hit by an earthquake-triggered tsunami at Parorogat village, Pagai islandPhotograph: Achmad Ibrahim/APJulianti sits next to the grave of her brother, a victim of the Mount Merapi eruption, during a mass burial at Umbulhardjo village in SlemanPhotograph: Beawiharta/ReutersA 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 villagesPhotograph: Mast Irham/EPAPeople walk through an area where hundreds of homes once stood in Muntei Baru Baru villagePhotograph: ReutersBodies of tsunami victims lie in Bosua village, Pasapuat, on Silabu island. Aid has begun trickling in to the Mentawai islandsPhotograph: Imran Rusli/EPAA damaged building in a village swept by the tsunami in the Mentawai islandsPhotograph: Achmad Ibrahim/APMedical workers take care of wounded victims from the village of Munte Baru-Baru on North Pagai islandPhotograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty ImagesA soldier searches for victims of the Mount Merapi eruption at Kinahrejo village, Sleman, in central JavaPhotograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty ImagesRsidents and relatives comfort each other at a mass funeral in Sidorejo, Sleman, for victims of the volcanic eruptionPhotograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty ImagesCoffins are carried into the mass gravePhotograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty ImagesA man who lost his younger brother in the eruption looks at a relative's damaged house in the village of Kinahrejo in SlemanPhotograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty ImagesResidents examine destrroyed houses in the village of Kinahrejo, where the home of the mountain's 'guardian', Mbah Marijan, stoodPhotograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty ImagesMedical workers attend to tsunami victims from the village of Munte Baru-Baru on North Pagai islandPhotograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty ImagesA rescue team is transported by ship to North Pagai island Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images27 October 2010: An Indonesian Red Cross volunteer gives drinking water to refugees from the Mount Merapi volcano at Purwobinangun camp near YogyakartaPhotograph: ReutersA villager watches smoke rising from Mount MerapiPhotograph: APAsh and debris blanket Kinahrejo village in Sleman after Mount Merapi erupted.Photograph: Adi Weda/EPAA man prays at the burial of his brother, a victim of the Mount Merapi eruption, at Umbulhardjo village Photograph: Beawiharta/ReutersAsh covers the interior of a house covered with ashes in Kinahrejo villagePhotograph: Adi Weda/EPARescuers look for survivors in Kinahrejo a day after the volcanic eruptionPhotograph: Adi Weda/EPAIndonesian police and rescuers walk to Kinahrejo villagePhotograph: Adi Weda/EPAPeople displaced by the eruption of Mount Merapi queue for food in SlemanPhotograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty ImagesFood is given to survivors of the eruptionPhotograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty ImagesA body is carried away from Kinahrejo villagePhotograph: Beawiharta/ReutersA woman wears a mask protecting her from volcanic dust as she carries a bag of rice in Kemalang village, KlatenPhotograph: EPAThe island of North Pagai, off the west coast of Sumatra, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area the night beforePhotograph: Rus Akbar/AFP/Getty ImagesRichard 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 themPhotograph: Mast Irham/EPA
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