The recent Indonesia earthquake caused Mount Merapi to erupt, followed by a second eruption days afterward. The first occurred just following the earthquake. Over 30 people were killed within the initial Mount Merapi eruption. The Indonesia earthquake has thrashed the region. The quake triggered a tsunami, flooding and a volcanic eruption, and hundreds are dead or missing. Aid is starting to pour to the area.
Second eruption Mount Merapi makes
Mount Merapi, a volcano on the island of Java, has erupted for the second time. 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. 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 trying to find victims of the first blast when numerous victims are beginning to show respiratory difficulties as a result of the exposure.
Aid slow to enter the region
Aid and relief efforts have been slow going. Efforts to aid victims of the Indonesia earthquake are impeded by severe flooding and also the battered terrain. CNN reports that traveling to the Pagai Islands, which is where had been 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. You will find thousands that no longer have a home.
UN and nonprofits send aid
The United Nations, as well as a host of non-profits, like SurfAid are sending relief workers and supplies. More than other things, time is needed. This is the only way the volcanic eruptions, earthquake and tsunami damage could be fixed.
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BBC
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Indonesian aid efforts hindered by Mount Merapi erupting again
After the first eruption of Mount Merapi was triggered by the recent earthquake in Indonesia, the mountain has erupted again. 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 quake triggered a tsunami, flooding and a volcanic eruption, and hundreds are dead or missing. Aid organizations have a difficult task in reaching some of the harder hit areas.
Another eruption out of Merapi
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. 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. The exposure from the blast has caused many victims to start showing respiratory problems. Also, aid workers are still looking for victims who were hit by the first blast that occurred.
Getting aid is difficult
Aid and relief efforts have been slow going. Because of the flooding and the terrible terrain, victims of the Indonesia earthquake haven't been getting much aid. At least a day is required to get into the Pagai Islands, reports CNN. Places like that were hit the hardest. The hardest hit islands by the Indonesian tsunami were surrounding islands of Sumatra and Java. More than of 400 people have been killed as a result of the earthquake and tsunami, and more than 300 are missing. There are thousands that no longer have a home.
Nonprofits and UN both send aid
The United Nations has sent in relief workers and aid. Nonprofits such as SurfAid has sent in some too. There is going to be time needed to fix the problems from the volcanic eruptions, earthquake and tsunami more than anything else.
Additional reading
CNN
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BBC
bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11641549
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