One more eruption has occurred in Mount Merapi, after the first had been set off by the earthquake in Indonesia. Over 30 people died in the original Mount Merapi eruption, who were being buried just as the second occurred. The recent undersea Indonesia earthquake has devastated the area. The original quake resulted in a tsunami. Flooding and mass destruction resulted in hundreds dead and missing. Aid is starting to pour to the area.
Mount Merapi erupts an additional time
On Java Island, one more eruption originated from the Mount Merapi volcano. The BBC Reports that just two days before was the first erruption. The first eruption killed a total of 32 people. These people were either suffocated from gases or died from burns. At least 20 of those people were buried in a communal grave outside of Sidorejo, which is south of the volcano. Maridjan had been a local elder responsible for guarding the volcano spiritually. He died within the first eruption. Following the second eruption, aid workers and victims within the area have started to show respiratory symptoms as a result of exposure, and aid workers are still searching for possible victims of the first blast.
Aid slowly coming in
It has been slow for aid and relief efforts to get there. Efforts to aid victims of the Indonesia earthquake are impeded by severe flooding and also the battered terrain. At least a day is needed to get into the Pagai Islands, reports CNN. Places like that were hit the hardest. Sumatra and Java have been hit hard by the Indonesian tsunami. Islands around there were hit hard too. More than of 400 people have been killed as a result of the earthquake and tsunami, and more than 300 are missing. Those without homes is an even larger number. Thousands have nowhere to go.
Aid from UN and nonprofits
The United Nations, as well as a host of non-profits, such as SurfAid are sending relief workers and supplies. There is going to be time needed to fix the issues from the volcanic eruptions, earthquake and tsunami more than anything else.
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CNN
us.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/indonesia.quake/index.html
BBC
bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11641549
Relief efforts hindered as Mount Merapi erupts again
After the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, the seismic activity triggered an eruption of Mount Merapi. Mount Merapi has erupted a second time. The first occurred just after the earthquake. Over 30 people were killed in the initial Mount Merapi eruption. The area has been decimated by the effects of the Indonesia earthquake. The initial quake resulted in a tsunami. Flooding and mass destruction resulted in hundreds dead and missing. Aid organizations have a difficult task in reaching some of the harder hit areas.
Merapi erupts a second time
Mount Merapi, a volcano on the island of Java, has erupted for the second time. There was one eruption two days earlier. This is what the BBC reports. Because of burns or suffocation from gasses, there were 32 people killed with the first erruption. At least 20 of those people were buried in a communal grave outside of Sidorejo, which is south of the volcano. Maridjan was a local elder responsible for guarding the volcano spiritually. He died in the first eruption. There are still aid workers looking for victims of the first blast while many victims are starting to show respiratory problems because of the exposure.
Hard to get aid in
Relief efforts and aid haven't been coming quickly. It's been a slow process. Efforts to aid victims of the Indonesia earthquake have been impeded by severe flooding and the battered terrain. CNN reports that traveling to the Pagai Islands, which is where was hit hardest, will take at least a day. The Indonesian tsunami battered the islands of Sumatra and Java, and the vulnerable outlying islands have been the hardest hit areas of all. Because of the earthquake and tsunami, 300 are missing while 400 were killed. Thousands are homeless.
Aid from UN and nonprofits
The United Nations, as well as a host of non-profits, such as SurfAid are sending relief workers and supplies. There is going to be time needed to fix the problems from the volcanic eruptions, earthquake and tsunami more than anything else.
CNN
us.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/indonesia.quake/index.html
BBC
bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11641549
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