Villages and towns were blanketed by tons of volcanic debris.
At least 14 people died in Indonesia following the eruption of Java's highest volcano over the weekend.LUMAJANG, Indonesia -- Indonesia’s president on Tuesday visited areas devastated by a powerful volcanic eruption that killed at least 34 people and left thousands homeless, and vowed that communities would be quickly rebuilt.
After visiting survivors in shelters on a soccer field, he pledged to rebuild infrastructure, including the main bridge connecting Lumajang to other cities, and move about 2,970 houses out of danger zones. The number of dead and missing is expected to rise as much of the search area is mountainous and “geographically difficult,” said Andris Rufianto Putro, a field coordinator for Semeru emergency response at Indonesian Red Cross.
Cargo planes carrying food, tents, blankets and other supplies landed Tuesday for distribution in temporary shelters crammed with about 4,250 displaced people.
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