Indonesia Volcano Erupts

Indonesian army special forces look for victims of the Mount Merapi eruption at Ngepringan village in Sleman, central Java on November 9, 2010.

Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as seen from Wukirsari, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. Merapi was still issuing explosive roars Monday as it shot clouds of gas and debris up to 3,000 feet in the air, as ash and pyroclastic flows poured down its slopes, following Friday's eruption which killed more than 100 people.

A soldier carries a victim of the Mount Merapi eruption at Ngepringan village in Sleman, central Java on November 9, 2010. Bodies were pulled from the sludge that incinerated villages on November 5, following the volcano's biggest blast since the 1870s.

Indonesian soldiers and volunteers carry the body of a victim of the Mount Merapi eruption, in Cangkringan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 8, 2010. The National Disaster Management Agency said the overall death toll from the volcano from its recent series of eruptions climbed to 141 on Monday after search and rescue teams found more bodies on the mountain.

Indonesian army special forces and rescue team workers evacuate a victim of Mount Merapi eruption at Pejambon in Sleman, Yogyakarta, on November 8, 2010.

Mount Merapi spews ash to the sky as seen from Cangkringan in Sleman, Yogyakarta, on November 8, 2010.

Mount Merapi spews volcanic ash into the air as seen from Cangkringan, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010.

Search and rescue team members from Yogyakarta head to villages to recover the dead from the Merapi eruption, in Sleman on November 8, 2010.

Search and rescue team members from Yogyakarta look for victims of the Merapi eruption, as the volcano spews hot air near the village of Ngancar in Sleman on November 8, 2010.

Ashes from the eruption of Mount Merapi cover trees in Muntilan, central Java, on November 8, 2010. The eruption of Mount Merapi forced airlines to cancel flights, but officials said there would be no repeat of events in Europe last year following the eruption of volcano in Iceland.

Volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Merapi covers a village in Muntilan, Central Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010.

An elderly Indonesian villager salvaging belongings carries a television set, as Mount Merapi volcano continues spewing clouds of hot ash at the village of Umbulharjo in Sleman district, November 7, 2010. The death toll from a series of eruptions which began October 26 is expected to climb as more bodies are pulled from the volcanic sludge that thundered down on central Java.

Kitchen utensils are covered with volcanic ash in the Central Java village of Argomulyo on November 5, 2010.

The hand of a volcano victim is seen through body bags at a hospital morgue in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010.

An Indonesian police walks among coffins at the grave site for victims of the eruption, in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. The bodies of dozens killed by Indonesia's most volatile volcano (some too charred to ever be identified) have been placed into a mass grave.

Villagers gather for the mass burial of victims of the Mount Merapi eruption, at Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010.

Relatives weep during a mass burial for the victims of the eruption of Mount Merapi, in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010.

A man carries his boy as they flee their home following another eruption by Mount Merapi, in Klaten, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010. The latest eruption forced authorities to widen the "danger zone" to 12 miles from the fiery crater.

Indonesia's Mount Merapi spews massive hot clouds of volcanic ash and rocks, as seen from Sleman district in central Java, November 6, 2010. The latest eruption of the volcano killed 85 people, with scores more suffering severe burns, an official said.

Mount Merapi as seen from Klaten, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Searing gas and molten lava poured from Indonesia's deadly volcano in an explosion three times as powerful as last week's devastating blast, chasing people from villages and emergency shelters along its slopes.

An Indonesian man watches as Mount Merapi erupts in Hargobinangun, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010.

A villager watches Mount Merapi in Kaliadem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Indonesia's most volatile volcano started erupting Tuesday, after scientists warned that pressure building beneath its dome could trigger the most powerful eruption in years.

Villagers carry their belongings as they are evacuated from their homes on the slope of Mount Merapi, in Pakem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010.

Paramedics carry a villager who is injured in Mount Merapi eruption into an ambulance to be brought to a hospital, in Pakem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010.

Villagers who live on the slope of Mount Merapi gather at a temporary shelter in Pakem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Indonesia's most volatile volcano started erupting Tuesday, after scientists warned that pressure building beneath its dome could trigger the most powerful eruption in years.

A rescuer carries an elderly woman to a temporary shelter as she is evacuated from her home on the slope of Mount Merapi, in Pakem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010.

Villagers ride a motorbike as they evacuate their homes on the slope of Mount Merapi, in Pakem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010.

Villagers arrive at a temporary shelter as they are evacuated from their homes on the slope of Mount Merapi, in Pakem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010.

government volcanologist monitors Mount Merapi activity from Volcano Monitoring Centre in Yogyakarta on October 25, 2010. Indonesia ordered thousands of people to evacuate from around Mount Merapi as it raised the alert for its most active volcano to red — CLARA PRIME/AFP/Getty Images

A government volcanologist monitors Mount Merapi activity from the Volcano Monitoring Centre in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 25, 2010.

Elderly women are evacuated from a village in the Klaten district in Central Java on October 25, 2010 located in a danger zone around Mount Merapi (pictured at C in background). Indonesia ordered thousands of people to evacuate from around Mount Merapi as — LARA PRIME/AFP/Getty Images

Elderly women are evacuated from a village in the Klaten district in Central Java on Oct. 25, 2010, located in a danger zone around Mount Merapi (pictured at in background).

The crater of Mount Merapi is seen emitting smoke in this photograph taken from Klaten district, Central Java province on October 25, 2010. Indonesia ordered thousands of people to evacuate from around Mount Merapi as it raised the alert for its most acti — CLARA PRIME/AFP/Getty Images

The crater of Mount Merapi is seen emitting smoke in this photograph taken from Klaten district, Central Java province, on Oct. 25, 2010.

The village of Kinahrejo that was hit by pyroclastic flows from Mount Merapi is pictured Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. By the end of the week the death toll had risen to 35.

A rescuer stands in Kinahrejo, a village hit by pyroclastic flows from Tuesday's eruption of Mount Merapi, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.

Residents watch Mount Merapi after their village has been hit by pyroclastic flows, in Kaliadem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.

Villagers displaced by the Merapi eruption rest at a temporary shelter in Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. The number of refugees following this week's eruption reached 47,000.

Volcanic ash covers the interior of a house at a village badly hit by pyroclastic flows from Mount Merapi eruption in Kinahrejo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.

Dead cows covered with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Merapi are seen in Kinahrejo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.

Relatives carry the coffin of Maridjan, the spiritual guardian of Mount Merapi, during his funeral in Glagaharjo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010.

A man walks across ash-covered land at Kali Adem village in Sleman, October 28, 2010, where tourists sheltered from the Mount Merapi eruption.

Mourners pray on the grave of Maridjan, the spiritual guardian of Mount Merapi, during his funeral in Glagaharjo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. For 33 years, Maridjan spoke to Mount Merapi, appeasing its unpredictable spirits by throwing offerings of rice, clothes and chickens into the volcano's gaping crater. As thousands fled the mountain's latest eruption,Maridjan refused to budge. His rigid body was found Wednesday, prostrate on the ground in the typical Islamic prayer position and caked in heavy white soot.

A woman prays at the grave of a victim of the Mount Merapi eruption during a mass burial at Umbulhardjo village in Sleman, October 28, 2010, near Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Residents and families members attend the burial of victims of the Mount Merapi eruption at Umbulhardjo village in Sleman, October 28, 2010, near Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

A man walks past a damaged car in Kinah Rejo in Sleman, October 28, 2010, two days after the area was devastated by the eruption of Mount Merapi.

Mukiji, who lost his younger brother after the eruption of Mount Merapi, talks to journalists in the village of Kinahrejo in Sleman on October 28, 2010.

Merapi spews smoke, as seen from Kinah Rejo village in Sleman, October 28, 2010.

In this late Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010 photo, lava glows at the crater of Mount Merapi as seen from Deles, Central Java. Indonesia's most dangerous volcano is once again sending searing gas clouds and burning rocks down its scorched flanks.

Lava flows as Mount Merapi spews volcanic smoke from its crater as seen from Cangkringan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, early Friday, Oct. 29, 2010.

Mount Merapi spews volcanic materials as seen from Kaliadem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010.

Mount Merapi releases a pyroclastic flow during its latest eruption, as seen from Deles, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. There have been no reports of further injuries or damage.

A man watches as Mount Merapi spews volcanic materials into the air in Pakem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010.

Mount Merapi spews volcanic material, as seen from Deles, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010.

Mount Merapi volcano releases lava for the first time since its latest round of activity began earlier this week, in an image taken from Cangkringan, Sleman on Friday, October 29, 2010.

A view from Kali Kuning in Sleman shows Mount Merapi volcano spewing hot clouds, October 29, 2010. Volcanologists say the latest activity was not a fresh eruption and could help to stabilize the mountain following its series of deadly eruptions.

Merapi volcano emits fresh thick smoke in Umbulharjo on October 31, 2010. Indonesia's most active volcano, which had claimed at least 36 lives last week, spewed more searing clouds of gas and ash on October 31, triggering fresh panic among locals.