Mount Merapi Eruptions Kill 353, Evacuate 350,000 – October 25, 2010
Mount Merapi in Indonesia begins a month-long series of violent eruptions that kill 353 people and cause the evacuation of another 350,000 people.
Date: October 25, 2010
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