NEW: At least 34 killed, dozens injured and missing after volcano eruption in Indonesia.
Rescuers are still searching for 22 villagers reported missing, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said.
President Joko Widodo visited eruption-hit areas in Lumajang district in East Java province to reassure people that the government’s response is reaching those in need. The number of dead and missing is expected to rise as much of the search area is mountainous and “geographically difficult,” said Andris Rufianto Putro, a field coordinator for Semeru emergency response at Indonesian Red Cross.
Cargo planes carrying food, tents, blankets and other supplies landed Tuesday for distribution in temporary shelters crammed with about 4,250 displaced people.
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