Uang seribu rupiah, bukanlah jumlah yang banyak dan juga tidak sedikit, apalagi buat anak-anak, terutama anak-anak korban lumpur Lapindo. Lumpur lapindo telah menenggelamkan rumah, sawah, sekolah dan tempat mencari nafkah orangtua mereka. Keceriaan dan masa depan mereka turut ditenggelamkan oleh lumpur Lapindo. (more…)
The onset of mudflow disaster was at 10.00 p.m., on 29 May 2006. It was initiated by leakage of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas in the area of gas exploration rig in Banjar Panji 01, managed by Lapindo Brantas Inc. (Lapindo) in Renokenongo Village. The seepage was first characterized with the burst of white smoke from cracked ground. The height of the smoke about 10 meter. The white gas followed with mudflow to the land of local people.
The mudflow certainly leads to serious traffic jams and distortions in toll road and railway transportation flows. The State Owned Railway Enterprise (PT. Kereta Api) sometimes has to heighten the railway sleepers due to the mudflow. The local people sadly have to evacuate their homes and stay in evacuation points , especially in the Hall of Kedung Bendo Village, Porong Sector Police Department and Pasar Baru Market that is newly constructed by the Regency Government of Sidoarjo. (more…)