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Indonesian protesters pour 700 kg of mud outside welfare ministry to protest torrent.

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| September 27, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Byline: LOLITA C. BALDOR

Protesters dumped a truckload of mud outside Indonesia's welfare ministry Wednesday to demand more help for thousands of people affected by a mud flow that swamped a large swath of Java island.

The sludge was collected from the torrent, which began surging from the ground four months after an accident at a gas well owned by a company linked to the family of Welfare Minister Aburizal Bakrie.

It has since swamped four villages and sent more than 10,000 people fleeing from their homes. Some 270 hectares (665 acres) of land have been inundated or abandoned because of safety reasons.

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