The death toll from Indonesia's out-of-control volcano doubled overnight, as lava and searing gases shot unexpectedly beyond the danger zone, incinerating homes with residents still inside.
Loved ones are dragging blackened burn victims into a hospital in Mount Merapi's foothills, where a spokesman told The Associated Press that 58 bodies were dropped off overnight, making it the volcano's deadliest day in more than 80 years. We're totally overwhelmed here! he said.
Survivors recounted how fiery gas clouds -- believed to be 1400 degrees Fahrenheit -- swept down the mountainside around midnight while unsuspecting victims slept in their beds.
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Loved ones are dragging blackened burn victims into a hospital in Mount Merapi's foothills, where a spokesman told The Associated Press that 58 bodies were dropped off overnight, making it the volcano's deadliest day in more than 80 years. We're totally overwhelmed here! he said.
Survivors recounted how fiery gas clouds -- believed to be 1400 degrees Fahrenheit -- swept down the mountainside around midnight while unsuspecting victims slept in their beds.
Full story with video: http://www.aolnews.com/world/articl...t-merapis-surprise-midnight-eruption/19704200
