Mbah Maridjan's Children Prepare Letter To President

Asih Maridjan child caretaker of Mount Merapi Ki Surakso Hargo or Mbah Maridjan had prepared a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyo scheduled for Wednesday (3 / 11) will visit refugee eruption of Mount Merapi.

"I will give this letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a visit to the barracks," said Asih Maridjan while showing reporters covering letter to the Minister of Social Affairs in the barracks Wukirsari, Sleman, Tuesday.

Maridjan Asih letter written in Refugee Barracks in the village of Wukirsari of them contained for displaced residents whose homes were destroyed and livelihoods lost like that afflicts most of the residents in Kinahrejo, Pelemsari, and surrounding assisted in order to get home and livelihood.

Moreover, in his letter Asih asked President for the children who had been unable to schools from the disaster of losing books, clothing, and damaged school facilities for school.

He hoped that the President gave an award and aid rope decent compassion for the volunteers who died in the rescue of residents during a disaster slopes of Merapi, including members of PMI Bantul origin Said Dr. Priya and journalists Vivanews.com Yuniawan Wahyu Nugroho.

"They are both very worthy to be president because the award is active in helping us during the evacuation," he said.

Asih said the refugees hope that the President is pleased to provide assistance for those who lost property such as motor vehicles and their animals at this time because residents have not had anything else and the house.

"We believe, the President can give us the wisdom of this request. I hope the President's family were given health and strength to lead the country and this nation for the better," he said.

Cloud Mbah Petruk, Still there Major Eruption

Merapi this time out of habit. Never Merapi eruption with a pattern like this.

Since erupting Tuesday, October 26, 2010, there were no signs of Merapi would be normal. What happened yesterday at 10:03 pm, just re-eruption of Merapi for the fourth time.

Already 39 lives taken away, the hamlets were destroyed, hundreds of dead livestock - mainly displaced people despondent, wondering when the threat of Merapi will end.

Amidst all the turmoil, appears a photograph that makes people feel more ketar-ketir: Mbah Petruk cloud sightings on Merapi.

The figure of similar character clown-servants, Petruk is above the cameras caught the Merapi. The photo was taken Suswanto, residents Srumbung Magelang Monday 1 November 2010 - before the eruption occurred.

The photo was then spread quickly and scandalize the virtual world. Some believe, it is signified, Merapi will muntab with greater force.

Petruk nose pointing direction South is considered a sign, that the South will suffer the most severe damage.

However, Head of Investigation and Technology Development Kegunungapian (BPPTK) Subandrio not agree with that notion. And consider that the cloud was not a marker of anything, let alone a sign of eruption. "Certainly not," he said when contacted VIVAnews Subandrio, Monday evening, November 1, 2010.

However, Subandrio admitted understand. "We understand their beliefs, not blame. It has not been lost on the community, including South communities, northern communities with different versions," he added.

According to him, this is a challenge for disaster mitigation of the social aspect - how to change the views of communities to be more scientific.

Potential major eruption of Merapi

The eruption that occurred this year recognized Subandrio not the largest. He said, so far the power of the eruption this time only half of which occurred in 1872.

Although this time, ash covered the area around Merapi in Yogyakarta and Central Java, even to the Ciamis and Tasikmalaya in West Java.

"In 1872, the eruption of thunderous sounds of more than 8 kilometers. Ashes to the east reached Madura, while to the west to Falkirk," he explained. Meanwhile, heat clouds then rolled up as far as 15 kilometers.

The current strength of the Merapi eruption also still below the 1930 eruption and the 1960's. So this time the eruption was not the biggest.

So, when Merapi will fade to normal?

Subandrio claimed not to know. He said, his side are currently trying to understand the patterns of the Merapi eruption. Because, "the eruption that is now different from the eruption of which we know directly," he said.

Admittedly, never Merapi erupt like today. "Merapi is still erupting. What is the biggest eruption of the first, whether the next eruption tends to shrink, whether stopped or are still waiting for major eruption, we do not know."

Subandrio said, according sekrenario indeed there is a potential major eruption. Most large magmatic eruption. But again, that the new estimates.

However, anticipatory steps have been made. One of them, evacuated the people living in the area 10 kilometers from the mountain top. It's further away from vulnerable areas before determining the radius of 4 kilometers.

And, Merapi has not been shifted from the status of Caution. A team of experts are waiting and watching the mountain.

Although I can not exactly predict when Merapi erupted, Subandrio confirmed, the prediction is not only a matter of time Merapi erupts, but also the type of eruption.

He said, had from the beginning, BPPTK and the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation predicted, Merapi eruption will be explosive.

"It is far more important. Imagine if we predicted the eruption of Merapi usual, the people there [the slopes of Merapi] will run out."

The eruption of Krakatoa Reaches Hundreds of Times

Kalianda, Lampung - Activities of Mount Anak Krakatau (GAK) in the waters of the Sunda Strait status is still wary despite the eruption was estimated to be hundreds of times throughout Sunday.

Head of the Observation Post Mount Anak Krakatau (GAK) in the Village District Hargopancuran Rajabasa, Andi Suardi, say, in Rajabasa, Sunday, from 00:01 am until 12:25 o'clock pm Sunday afternoon, the intensity of the eruption was recorded as many as 66 times.

"See you tonight eruption certainly in the hundreds of times," he explained.

Meanwhile, he continued, volcanic earthquakes in from Sunday morning until noon, reached 32 times, 45 times shallow volcanic earthquakes and seismic tremor 26 times and gusts of 40 times.

"The height of burst of sand and volcanic ash reached above 500 meters," he said.

Then, he continued, with many Jumah eruption observed from the post, a distance of 40 kilometers, Mount Anak Krakatau still alert status as the previous day.

With that condition, tells him, fishermen go to sea when the night is asked not to sail too close to the GAK that because it is dangerous.

"Minimum safe distance of four miles, even if it can be more than the distance to anticipation," he explained.

He said the increased activity is a natural phenomenon because it is an active volcano and the increase in activity can occur at any time without prior unexpected.

Meanwhile, some residents in coastal areas Punduh Pedada District, Pesawaran District, Lampung Province remain calm even though they began to be alert, because they live adjacent to the Mount Anak Krakatau.

"People here are generally still stay calm but vigilant after Mount Krakatau began to be preached to become active again," said Village Kampung Baru, Punduh Pedada, Ny. Yayuk.

He admitted that lately a lot of listening and seeing the news from radio and television around the active Mount Anak Krakatau, following the eruption of Mount Merapi.

Head of (Kaur) Kampung Baru Village Development, Hanapi, also membenakan that the activities of residents in the coastal region was still normal, although crowded reported active Krakatoa, and issued a sembutran smoke hundreds of times every day.

However, people there expect for the conditions of Krakatoa was not worse, because there are many residents whose homes were in coastal areas.

Gallery Merapi Eruption

The volcanic activity has not stopped. Friday morning, he re-send hot clouds. Residents still displaced. Candidates Merapi new caretaker, Ponimin, said the eruption of Merapi has not been a peak. He said on Friday (29/10), "Wait five-six days."

Ponimin words based on clues "the mysterious old man." Of course, the validity can not be justified scientifically.

Let's look at some photos that tell the various things around the Merapi eruption this time.



Mount Merapi gatekeeper Mbah Marijan, a day before the eruption of Mount Merapi in his house in the village of Kinahrejo, Sleman, Yogyakarta, on Monday (25/10)



Rescue teams evacuated the combined death toll in the region Kinahrejo, Kepuharjo, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Wednesday (27/10).



Number of elementary school students to pray in the mosque Sabilillah supernatural, Malang, East Java, on Thursday (28/10). The action was followed by about 200 elementary school students to pray for souls of victims of Mount Merapi and the tsunami disaster Mentawai.



Vehicles passing on the highway Yogyakarta Magelang shrouded volcanic ash by the eruption of Mount Merapi, in Muntilan, Magelang, Central Java, on Wednesday (27/10). The eruption of Mount Merapi, which happened on Tuesday (26/10) afternoon accompanied spewing hot clouds of volcanic ash up to 50 kilometers, in addition to disrupt the car or motorcycle rider since the visibility is only 10-15 meters of volcanic ash also interfere with breathing.



Workers clean the stupa of Borobudur temple due to volcanic ash eruption of Mount Merapi in Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, on Wednesday (27/10). Borobudur temple temporarily closed to tourists during the cleaning process the surface of the Borobudur temple is covered with volcanic ash.



A number of refugees slept on the floor Places End Displacement (TPA) Tanjung, Muntilan, Magelang, Central Java, on Wednesday (27/10) morning.



A child using a mask to protect the breathing of volcanic ash in the eruption of Merapi in refugee camps Jumoyo, Salam, Magelang, Central Java, on Wednesday (27/10). Some refugee children impaired ARI (Acute Respiratory Infection) caused by airborne volcanic ash thickness.



Residents observe the damage caused by eruption of Mount Merapi in the village of Kinahrejo, Thursday (28/10)



Hot clouds look out from the summit of Mount Merapi, immortalized from Sidorejo, Kemalang, Klaten, at around 6:17 pm Friday (29/10).



Lava lights up with gusts of smoke visible from the volcanic crater of Mount Merapi as seen from Cangkringan, Yogyakarta, Friday (29/10) morning.