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Indonesian teams retrieve bodies buried in eruption

7 December 2021
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2021-12-07 10:18

Rescue forces in Indonesia dug out the body of a 13-year-old boy on Monday, as improved weather conditions allowed them to resume their search after Saturday's eruption of Java's highest volcano. The eruption has killed at least 22 people and left 27 others missing.

The body of the 13-year-old boy was recovered in the worst-hit village of Sumberwuluh, where houses were buried to their rooftops and cars were submerged. Sumberwuluh lay 11 kilometers from the fiery crater. Search and rescue efforts were temporarily suspended Sunday afternoon because of fears that heavy rain would cause more hot ash and debris to fall from the crater.  

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