Mount Merapi continues to erupt! The volcano began erupting 2 weeks ago and has killed at least 130 people since. 230,000 people have been forced to flee from the area. Ash still covers much of the area such as villages in Central Java. The ash is so bad here that many airlines stopped flying to Jakarta due to fear of ash damage. The volcano is the most active it has been for a century and it looks as if it is not letting up. Malaysia sent in 3 C-130 transport aircraft to collect 664 stranded people. Many of the victims have been placed in separate wooden caskets and will be buried in a massive grave site in a green field that is in the shadow of the volcano.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11706635
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