From Industrial Toward Personal
By Kuss Indarto The pyroclastic storm at the temperature of 600 degrees Celcius, last October 2010, threatened to destroy so many forest and villages south and west of Merapi Volcano, Yogyakarta. The big wave of pyroclastic, part of the eruption of Merapi, climaxed till the night of November 4, 2010, when a big boom was heard, ripping the anatomy of the world’s most active volcano. This has been the worst eruption since the year 1872. The material blown out of the volcano’s stomach has been estimated to reach 140 million cubic meters. Wedhus gembel, the local phrase for pyroclastic, continued to expand its reach, destroying villages at the speed of 300 km/hour taking treasures and lives. From about 150 deaths, there was Mas Panewu Surakso Hargo, or more well known as Mbah Maridjan, the key keeper of Merapi and abdi dalem (courtier of) Kraton Ngayogyakarto Hadiningrat, died at the age of 83 after staying in his house, refusing to evacuate because of a belief : that he must be ...