One more eruption has occurred in Mount Merapi, following the first had been set off by the earthquake in Indonesia. The second Mount Merapi eruption comes days following the first eruption, which killed more than 30 people in an already battered area. The recent undersea Indonesia earthquake has devastated the area. The tsunami and earthquake resulted in practically a thousand dead and missing. The hardest hit areas could be difficult to reach, and aid organizations are having a tough time of it.
Merapi erupts a second time
The volcano on Java island erupted a second time. This was Mount Merapi. The previous eruption occurred just two days previous, according to the BBC. The first eruption killed a total of 32 people. These people were either suffocated from gases or died from burns. South of the volcano is a communal grave outside of Siderejo. About 20 of those were buried there. Among the deceased was Maridjan, a local elder who was considered the spiritual guardian of the volcano. You will find still aid workers searching for victims of the first blast when many victims are beginning to show respiratory difficulties as a result of the exposure.
Aid slow to enter the region
Aid and relief efforts are slow going. As a result of the flooding and the terrible terrain, victims of the Indonesia earthquake haven't been getting much aid. At least a day is needed to get to the Pagai Islands, reports CNN. Places like which were hit the hardest. Sumatra and Java have been hit hard by the Indonesian tsunami. Islands around there were hit hard too. As a result of the earthquake and tsunami, 300 are missing while 400 were killed. Those without homes is an even larger number. Thousands have nowhere to go.
Nonprofits and UN both send aid
The United Nations, as well as a host of non-profits, like SurfAid are sending relief workers and supplies. More than anything else, time is needed. This is the only way the volcanic eruptions, earthquake and tsunami damage could be fixed.
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CNN
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BBC
bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11641549
Second Mount Merapi eruption slows relief efforts
The recent Indonesia earthquake caused Mount Merapi to erupt, followed by a second eruption days afterward. Over 30 people died in the initial Mount Merapi eruption, who were being buried just as the second occurred. The area is devastated. The Indonesia earthquake occurred underwater, but the effects have battered the region. The quake triggered a tsunami, flooding and a volcanic eruption, and hundreds are dead or missing. Aid is starting to pour into the area.
Another eruption out of Merapi
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. The first eruption killed a total of 32 people. These people were either suffocated from gases or died from burns. Outside of Sidorejo is a communal grave south of the volcano where 20 of those were buried. The spiritual guardian of the volcano, Maridjan, was killed there. 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
It has been slow for aid and relief efforts to get there. There hasn't been much aid coming in for victims of the Indonesia earthquake. This is because the terrain is so terrible along with the flooding happening. At least a day is required 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.
Nonprofits and UN both send aid
The United Nations, as well as a host of non-profits, such as SurfAid are sending relief workers and supplies. More than anything else, time is needed. This is the only way the volcanic eruptions, earthquake and tsunami damage will be fixed.
Further reading
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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