Indonesia

Rescue efforts in eastern Java have resumed after the search for survivors was temporarily halted due to another eruption of volcano Semeru.   Nearly 30 people have been missing since Saturday's eruption. Residents near the volcano, the highest on Java, ran for cover in panic when it erupted on Saturday, releasing a large amount of ash. There were also streams of warm mud. The Indonesian authorities have counted at least 15 dead. As far as is known, about 70 people have suffered burns. Several villages are covered under a thick layer of ash. Only the roofs of some houses are visible. More than 1,500 people have been displaced and placed in temporary shelters such as mosques and offices. The search for missing persons is complicated by the ashes and the collapse of a bridge between...