Index World Press Photo
February 2008 | Edition Nine     




A resident works on her farm as the nearby volcanic Mount Merapi sends out hot gas clouds near Cangkringan Village, near Sleman, Yogyakarta Province, Central Java, on June 10 2006. Gunung Merapi, or Fiery Mountain, one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the 'Pacific Ring of Fire', had been rumbling for weeks and scientists said a major eruption could happen anytime.
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