Mud engulfs villages

A villager searches for his belongings, which were washed away by leaking hot mud from an oil and gas exploration operated by local company PT Lapindo Brantas, in Sidoarjo, East Java August 30, 2006. Authorities and well operator PT Lapindo Brantas have been struggling since late May to plug the mud that has displaced more than 10,000 people from their homes. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)