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The Sidoarjo mud flow or Lapindo mud, also informally abbreviated as Lusi, a contraction of Lumpur Sidoarjo (lumpur is the Indonesian word for mud), is a since May 2006 ongoing eruption of gas and mud in the subdistrict of Porong, Sidoarjo in East Java, Indonesia (20 kilometers south of Surabaya). It is considered to be a mud volcano. It appears that the flow will continue indefinitely and so far all efforts to stem the flow have failed. source: www.wikipedia.org
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House wants mud victims in three more villages paid |
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Written by Erwida Maulia
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 17:10 |
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The House of Representatives has recommended the government include three more villages in its map of areas devastated by the mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java, and compensate residents of these villages too. Priyo Budi Santoso, deputy head of the House's Monitoring Team for the Handling of the Lapindo Mudflow (TP2LS), on Thursday told a hearing with the government and mining firm Lapindo Brantas Inc. that the inclusion of West Siring, Jatirejo and Mindi villages in the map was based on a recommendation by the East Java governor and Sidoarjo regent. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 20 September 2008 17:22 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER DISPLACES THOUSANDS |
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Written by AlertNet.org
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Thursday, 28 August 2008 00:00 |
 Some 50,000 Indonesians have been driven from their homes in the east of Java island by a torrent of hot toxic mud unleashed after a drilling accident in May 2006 near the country's second city of Surabaya. 50,000 people displaced Gas pipeline explosion kills 13 Energy company fined $420 million |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 September 2008 18:51 |
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Lapindo silt feared to trigger major flooding |
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Written by Indra Harsaputra
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Monday, 28 July 2008 00:00 |
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Mudflow victims on Wednesday protested the dumping of mud into the Porong River for a second time, saying the buildup of sediment had produced a pungent stench and increased the risk of rainy season flooding along the East Java river.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 17:44 |
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VP: Responsibility for Sidoarjo mudflow losses taken over by Lapindo |
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Written by AntaraNews
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Friday, 25 July 2008 00:00 |
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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla said PT Lapindo had de facto taken responsibility for the losses suffered by local people by the mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java.
"Actually, PT Lapindo Brantas has de facto taken over the responsibility," the vice president said when asked about the Lapindo mudflow case here on Friday. |
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Written by Barry Friedman
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 00:00 |
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 The cause of the mudflow is still disputed. John Snedden an AAPG member (American Association of Petroleum Geologists) wants to work towards answering the questions, so during the October AAPG Intl. Conference and exhibition in Cape Town, he is putting together a symposium on what caused the disaster, natural - or otherwise. The forum's purpose is "to draw a line under the scientific controversy". (source: AAPG site)
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