Bodies of climbers killed in Indonesia eruption recovered

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Authorities on Tuesday (December 5) said they recovered eight more bodies from the Mount Marapi crater and that 10 more people remain missing, after the volcano erupted days before in West Sumatra. - REUTERS
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00:00 For the families of the five victims, we are deeply sorry for their loss. And until now
00:21 at around 12.15 p.m., the rescue team is still up there near the crater and eight bodies
00:27 have been put into body bags and then will be carried down.
00:40 The challenges today were that there have been five eruptions since early morning. Volcanic
00:49 ash falling from the sky also created visibility issues for the team on the ground.

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