Modderstroom in Sidoarjo:

Foto's zijn van: Budi Sugiharto.
Jalan tol is geblokkeerd.
Monument in Sidoarjo.

Mudflow scatters villagers
(Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Sidoarjo)
Three weeks of an unceasing, foul-smelling mudflow from a gas well accident have uprooted more locals in East Java's Porong district and forced them to shelter in cramped markets, schools and government offices.
On Sunday, more than 3,800 residents from the four worst-hit villages near Sidoarjo were staying at newly built Pasar Baru Porong market, which was scheduled to begin operation in July. Others are camped out in school buildings, offices and local mosques.
The stench of the steaming mudflow that began May 29 has sickened hundreds of people, disrupted goods traffic to the nearby East Java capital of Surabaya and brought industry to a standstill.
The number of people staying at the market has sharply increased recently from about 2,700 in the first few days after the leak.
Siring village chief Pain Ghozali said their homes were flooded by the mud.
"They prefer to flee to safety by bringing along their valuables due to the fear the mudflow will increase," he said.
Other villagers are staying with relatives in Surabaya or other cities.

Ik heb in de omgeving van deze nieuwe ramp, in Indonesia, vaak gefietst. Sidoarjo ligt tussen Surabaya en Pasuruan in. Het ligt langs de jalan tol, de tolweg. Ik kwam er ook als ik er naar mijn collega's fietste bij Cargill Pasuruan.