Indonesia volcanic eruption Mount Merapi spews lava, superheated gas; at least 122 dead

Indonesia volcanic eruption Mount Merapi spews lava, superheated gas; at least 122 dead

KALIMANTAN’S ENDEMIC WOODS MUSEUM

On my last trip in Samarinda, we went to Mulawarman University national park on way home to Balikpapan. We went there for picnic and enjoyed the atmosphere alot.

We played on lake too, In Samarinda UMNUL National Park, Place that interesting me the most is “WOODS MUSEUM” there was many examples of Kalimantan’s Original woods, such as Iron Woods, Kalimantan’s endemic animal and plant, even sample of some rare still saved there. And this sample taken originally from Kalimantan’s own rain forest.

There were also many samples of animals saved here. Wheter dead or not.. Ow, there were Alvin and the Chipmunks too!

For your information, Kalimantan Island is very rich of natural resources that give a big number for national income. From the mining resources like coal, gas, and petroleum. For petroleum, specially in Balikpapan. Balikpapan also well-known as ‘KOTA MINYAK’ Or ‘OIL CITY’, means that the processing of those raw petroleum become ready to use oil, happen in Kilang Minyak UP V Balikpapan everyday and everytime.

This is why most of image and impression that growth in people’s mind that people who live in Kalimantan is rich, high class, or the offspring of aristocrat many Kingdom in Past such as Kutai Kingdom. Such as Keturunannya King Mulawarman lah, keturunannya selir itu lah, cicit nya si anu lah, hubungan darah sama raja ini ratu itu, bangsawan ini, itu, anu, etc-,- .

I still have so many pictures from this National Park. I promise you, i will share and upload more. When i have a time because National Final Examination geting closer day by day.

Anyway, im so glad i live in the cleanest city in Indonesia. I feel safe. its a very peaceful and wonderful city. Even its not a big and crowded. Visit me sometime :D

Indonesian tsunami and volcano tragedies leave trail of destruction in disaster-plagued country

Disaster seems to be everywhere this week in Indonesia. In a 24-hour span, the country was slammed by a tsunami that killed at least 272 people and an erupting volcano that has left up to 30 people dead. The twin tragedies have stretched thin the country's ability to rescue the more than 400 people believed missing since the deadly 10-foot wave swept through West Sumatra.

Indonesian tsunami and volcano tragedies leave trail of destruction in disaster-plagued country

"We need to find the missing people as soon as possible. Some of them might have run away to the mountains, but many would have been swept away," Harmensyah, who heads the province's disaster management effort, told Agence France-Presse . He told the BBC that 4,000 families have been displaced.

Indonesian tsunami and volcano tragedies leave trail of destruction in disaster-plagued country

A farmer on the coast of North Pagai island said his wife and three children were killed by the wave and that he stayed alive by clinging to a piece of wood. "About 10 minutes after the quake we heard a loud, thunderous sound," the man, identified as Borinte, told AFP. "We went outside and saw the wave coming. We tried to run away to higher ground but the wave was much quicker than us."

Food, shelter and medicine are finally starting to reach victims. The first images of the disaster show villages reduced to rubble, with homes torn to shreds. In 2004, a 9.3-magnitude quake launched the infamous tsunami that killed 168,000 people.

Indonesian tsunami and volcano tragedies leave trail of destruction in disaster-plagued country

Mount Merapi is Indonesia's most volatile volcano. (AP) About 800 miles from this week's tsunami site, Mount Merapi spewed lava in central Java on Tuesday, filling the air with toxins and covering the ground in ash.

One of the dead was an elderly man found in his home kneeling, in mid-prayer, The Associated Press reported. Authorities are urging people to remain evacuated until the volcano settles down.

Indonesian tsunami and volcano tragedies leave trail of destruction in disaster-plagued country

"It's a little calmer today," Surono, the chief of Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, told The AP. "No hot clouds, no rumbling. But a lot of energy is pent up back there.

"There's no telling what's next." Indonesia, a massive cluster of islands, is no stranger to natural disasters because of its location on the Pacific Ocean's Ring of Fire. The nation endures thousands of earthquakes each year and has the largest number of active volcanoes.