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Rescuers Using Hands to Dig

A villager inspects dead livestock next to residential areas buried by volcanic ashes at Sumber Wuluh village, in Lumajang. — A villager inspects dead livestock next to residential areas buried by volcanic ashes at Sumber Wuluh village, in Lumajang. Photo: Juni Kriswanto/AFP (Getty Images)

At least 41 people were also injured with burns after coming in contact with the hot lava flows, which also killed and injured livestock. Rescue efforts have been hampered by the lava and rock, as well as continuing rain. The lava has also destroyed a bridge between Lumajang with the city of Malang, which has made rescue efforts increasingly difficult. Rescuers have reportedly been using their bare hands to dig through ash and look for survivors and recover bodies.

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