A Volcano's Deadly Eruption in Indonesia
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White Wreckage
A rescuer stands among the ruins of a village hit by pyroclastic flows from the Merapi eruption. The volcano is part of the Pacific 'Ring of Fire,' an area of the Pacific known for the deadly underground forces responsible for natural disasters such as volcanoes and tsunamis.
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