Java Mudflow Displaces Thousands
Josephine Roque - All Headline News Staff Writer Jakarta, Indonesia (AHN) - A flow of hot mud has forced about 4,000 Indonesians to leave their homes. Experts have been tasked to find ways to stop the gush from the earth. AFP reports that the mud began seeping from several locations near a gas well in East Java's Porong on May 27, the same day an earthquake rocked Central Java and Yogyakarta killing 5,800 people. The government released a statement saying that the quake was not connected to the flow and was a result of drilling at the nearby well instead. Flooding has heightened to up to 30 centimeters (12 inches) of mud, spilling over to a major tollway connecting the cities Surabaya and Malang. The mud flow has affected an estimated 60 hectares (148 acres) of ricefields. Military engineers have constructed a 23-meter (yard) bridge over the main Surabaya-Malang road over the mud-covered stretch, the Suara Pembaruan daily newspaper said.
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