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 Mount Merapi eruption resulted in more than 30 deaths. The area is devastated. The Indonesia earthquake occurred underwater, but the effects have battered the region. The original quake resulted in a tsunami. Flooding and mass destruction resulted in hundreds dead and missing. The hardest hit areas could be difficult to reach, and aid organizations are having a tough time of it.
Mount Merapi erupts another time
The volcano on Java island erupted a second time. This was Mount Merapi. The BBC Reports that just two days before was the first erruption. In the initial eruption, 32 people were killed, most succumbing either to burns or to suffocation from the gases. Outside of Sidorejo is a communal grave south of the volcano where 20 of those were buried. The spiritual guardian of the volcano, Maridjan, had been killed there. The exposure from the blast has caused many victims to start showing respiratory difficulties. Also, aid workers are still searching for victims who were hit by the first blast that occurred.
Getting aid is difficult
Relief efforts and aid haven't been coming quickly. It's been a slow process. There hasn't been much aid coming in for victims of the Indonesia earthquake. This is since the terrain is so terrible along with the flooding happening. At least a day is needed to get into the Pagai Islands, reports CNN. Places like which were hit the hardest. 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 when 400 were killed. Those without homes is an even larger number. Thousands have nowhere to go.
UN and nonprofits 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.
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BBC
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Mount Merapi erupts again and hinders aid efforts
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 Mount Merapi eruption killed over 30 people. The Indonesia earthquake has thrashed the region. The initial quake resulted in a tsunami. Flooding and mass destruction resulted in hundreds dead and missing. The hardest hit areas can be difficult to reach, and aid organizations are having a tough time of it.
Second eruption Mount Merapi makes
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. Following the second eruption, aid workers and victims in the area have begun to show respiratory symptoms as a result of exposure, and aid workers are still searching for possible victims of the initial blast.
Hard to get aid in
Aid and relief efforts have been slow going. 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. Sumatra and Java have been hit hard by the Indonesian tsunami. Islands around there were hit hard too. 400 were killed because of the earthquake and tsunami. That's not even counting the missing of 300 people. There are thousands that no longer have a home.
UN and nonprofits 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.
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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
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