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Mbah Maridjan, local NU figure, passes away at 83
NU Online · Rabu, 27 Oktober 2010 | 04:37 WIB
Yogyakarta, NU Online
The Mount Merapi guardian Mbah Maridjan reportedly died at the age of 83 for ignoring evacuation orders despite several minor blasts that sent lava spewing down Merapi’s southern slopes.
The chairman of the advisory council of Nahdlatul Ulama of Cangkringan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, had so far showed his loyalty to his "homeland" regardless of any dangerous situation.<<>br />
The volcano’s spiritual gatekeeper has widely been known since the volcano erupted in 2006.
Reportedly, the death toll from the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Merapi rose to 25 on Wednesday.
Mbah Marijan was found dead in his burnt house about four kilometres (2.5 miles) from the peak, local officials said.
According to mass media, the evacuation team found Mbah Maridjan's body in a position of bowing to do a prayer at his house on Wednesday.
No eruptions had been recorded since Tuesday when Mount Merapi, which means “Mountain of Fire”, sent searing gas and molten lava into the sky on at least 10 occasions, a government expert said.
“Although Merapi has not erupted again since yesterday, people should remain in shelters,” volcanologist Surono said.
Authorities may have saved many lives when they ordered thousands of people to flee from a 10-kilometre danger zone on Monday, after raising the threat level for the volcano to red, the highest possible. The order affected about 19,000 people but it was not clear how many had obeyed and moved to temporary shelters.
The 2,914-metre (9,616-foot) Mount Merapi, 400 kilometres east of Jakarta, is the most active of the 69 volcanoes with histories of eruptions in Indonesia. It last erupted in June 2006 killing two people, but its deadliest eruption occurred in 1930 when more than 1,300 people were killed. Heat clouds from another eruption in 1994 killed more than 60 people.
The volcano has special significance for the people of Java island as it is one of four places where officials from the royal palaces of Yogyakarta and Solo make annual offerings to placate the spirits of Javanese mythology. (dar)
The Mount Merapi guardian Mbah Maridjan reportedly died at the age of 83 for ignoring evacuation orders despite several minor blasts that sent lava spewing down Merapi’s southern slopes.
The chairman of the advisory council of Nahdlatul Ulama of Cangkringan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, had so far showed his loyalty to his "homeland" regardless of any dangerous situation.<<>br />
The volcano’s spiritual gatekeeper has widely been known since the volcano erupted in 2006.
Reportedly, the death toll from the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Merapi rose to 25 on Wednesday.
Mbah Marijan was found dead in his burnt house about four kilometres (2.5 miles) from the peak, local officials said.
According to mass media, the evacuation team found Mbah Maridjan's body in a position of bowing to do a prayer at his house on Wednesday.
No eruptions had been recorded since Tuesday when Mount Merapi, which means “Mountain of Fire”, sent searing gas and molten lava into the sky on at least 10 occasions, a government expert said.
“Although Merapi has not erupted again since yesterday, people should remain in shelters,” volcanologist Surono said.
Authorities may have saved many lives when they ordered thousands of people to flee from a 10-kilometre danger zone on Monday, after raising the threat level for the volcano to red, the highest possible. The order affected about 19,000 people but it was not clear how many had obeyed and moved to temporary shelters.
The 2,914-metre (9,616-foot) Mount Merapi, 400 kilometres east of Jakarta, is the most active of the 69 volcanoes with histories of eruptions in Indonesia. It last erupted in June 2006 killing two people, but its deadliest eruption occurred in 1930 when more than 1,300 people were killed. Heat clouds from another eruption in 1994 killed more than 60 people.
The volcano has special significance for the people of Java island as it is one of four places where officials from the royal palaces of Yogyakarta and Solo make annual offerings to placate the spirits of Javanese mythology. (dar)
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