Lava and ash spew from Mount Merapi, seen from Klaten district in Central Java province before dawnPhotograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty ImagesA vendor sells facemasks for protection from ash of Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta streetPhotograph: Adi Weda/EPAA man carries an elderly woman to safetyPhotograph: Adi Weda/EPA
A dead cow lies next to a burned-out car in the ash-covered Central Java village of ArgomulyoPhotograph: Clara Prima/AFP/Getty ImagesA child takes cover under a sheet of newspaper during an ash rain at a shelter at Jumoyo village in MagelangPhotograph: Bea Wiharta/ReutersPeople in Yogyakarta use newspapers to protect against falling hot ashPhotograph: Achmad Ibrahim/APRescuers run with a body bag at Cangkringan village after Mount Merapi's later eruptionPhotograph: Adi Weda/EPAEvacuees rest at a shelter after the Mount Merapi eruptionPhotograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty ImagesVillagers return to their homes to feed livestocks as ash clouds drown the skyPhotograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty ImagesVillagers rescue a cow across a carpet of ash from the Mount Merapi eruptionPhotograph: BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty ImagesAn ash-covered kitchen in Cangkringan villagePhotograph: Dwi Oblo/ReutersA volunteer searches for victims and survivors around ash-covered jungle Photograph: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty ImagesThe 9th century Borobudur Temple covered with volcanic ashPhotograph: APVillagers flee on a motorcycle as Mount Merapi spews volcanic ashPhotograph: APA scared woman flees the danger area in SlemanPhotograph: Keystone/Rex FeaturesA hand of a victim pops out from a body bag after Mount Merapi's latest eruptionPhotograph: Keystone/Rex FeaturesA search and rescue team looks for victims at Ngancar village in Sleman districtPhotograph: Andry Prasetyo/ReutersA rescuer inhales oxygen after removing victims from AmpringanPhotograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty ImagesRescuers walk across the dry hot mud to evacuate people from Mount Merapi at Ampringan in Cangkringan-SlemanPhotograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty ImagesAn Indonesian villager salvages his belongings in the village of Umbulharjo as Mpunt Merapi volcano continues spewing clouds of hot ash Photograph: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty ImagesA villager works his ash-covered farm in MuntilanPhotograph: Trisnadi/APRefugees rummage through secondhand clothes distributed at a refugee camp in YogyakartaPhotograph: Sigit Pamungkas/ReutersIndonesian troops distribute food for refugees at a shelter for those displaced by Mount MerapiPhotograph: Achmad Ibrahim/APA Buddhist statue covered with volcanic ash in Muntilan, central Java, IndonesiaPhotograph: EPAA motorcyclist in Cangkringan in Sleman, Yogyakarta, rides towards Mount Merapi as it spews thick ash skywardsPhotograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty ImagesIndonesian special forces wearing masks prepare to evacuate victims of the Mount Merapi eruption at Pejambon in Sleman, YogyakartaPhotograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty ImagesAsh from the eruption of Mount Merapi cover Muntilan city, central JavaPhotograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty ImagesIndonesian special forces rescue an elderly woman who insisted on staying at home in Sidorejo village within the danger zone near Mount MerapiPhotograph: Mohammad Ali/EPA
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