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Volcano Rescue workers Dig Through Layers Of Hot Ash In Indonesia After Mount Semeru Erupts

Search teams were still looking for 12 people listed as missing, said I Wayan Suyatna, head of preparedness at the search and rescue agency in East Java.

SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers dug out the body of a 13-year-old boy with their bare hands on Monday, as improved weather condition allowed them

Rescue workers in Indonesia continued to dig through thick layers of hot ash and debris on Monday to find s...

Rescue workers in Indonesia continued to dig through thick layers of hot ash and debris Monday to find survivors of a volcanic eruption that left more than a dozen people

The race is on to rescue 27 villagers still missing after Mount Semeru erupted in Indonesia, killing 22 people so far.

Rescue workers in Indonesia continued to dig through thick layers of hot ash and debris Monday to find survivors of a volcanic eruption that left more than a dozen people

Rescuers dug out the body of a 13-year-old boy with their bare hands on Monday, as improved weather condition allowed them to resume their search for bodies after the highest volcano on Java island erupted with fury, killing at least 22 people and leaving 27 others missing.

Rescuers are still searching for 27 missing villagers. Nearly 3000 houses and 38 schools have been damaged.