Hot gas, debris rumble down from Indonesia's Mount Merapi; lava dome at risk of collapse

(AP) -- Indonesia's Mount Merapi sent avalanches of searing hot gas and debris roiling down its scorched slopes Wednesday, as a scientist warned the peak's fragile lava dome still posed a threat to thousands of villagers.

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