TRANQUILLITY less expected, more achieved

My Photo scholarship 2011 entry (The Aftermath of the Mount Merapi’s Eruption)

INDONESIA | Tuesday, 1 November 2011 | Views [856]

(3) No More Joy — Children were forced to leave their home and school due to this prolonged eruption. No more joy and fun in this dark moment. Their bicycles and toys were destroyed and it was impossible to go back to their houses to save anything since the volcano was still possible to erupt again in any time.

(2) The First Blast — The first big explosion of Mount Merapi in the 2010 eruption series happened on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 that destroyed a village, Kaliadem, situated in 6 km (3.7 mile) from the summit of the volcano. The volcanic materials shattered houses, schools, and public buildings, even killed pets and livestock in this village. Though the people who lived here fortunately had a chance to go the closest refuge before the burst occurred, no one had an opportunity to save all of their precious things from their home.

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(4) Devastated Villages — This enormous eruption of the Mount Merapi, as the National Disaster Management Agency of Indonesia (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana/BNPB) reported, has caused 341 death tolls and led to more than two hundred thousand villagers became temporary refugees at the time and resulted in permanent refugees of 61,154 people who were no longer had a place to live.

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TRANQUILLITY less expected, more achieved

My Photo scholarship 2011 entry (The Aftermath of the Mount Merapi’s Eruption)

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