Indonesia's twin disasters kill more than 300

A tsunami and a volcanic eruption in Indonesia have killed more than 300 people with over 400 missing and thousands displaced, authorities said on Wednesday.

One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, Mount Merapi, spewed out clouds of ash and jets of searing gas in an eruption that has killed at least 28 people and injured 14 on Tuesday, a day after a tsunami pounded remote islands in western Indonesia. The death toll in the tsunami was at least 282, said West Sumatra provincial disaster official Ade Edward. (Reuters)