PHYSICAL IMPACTS: Volcanic bombs and heat clouds, with temperatures up to 800°C, spread over a distance of 10 km., Pyroclastic flows travelled 3 km down the mountain sides., Volcanic ash fell up to 30 km away and travelled 6 km into the sky, Sulphur dioxide was blown across Indonesia, the Indian Ocean and as far south as Australia., Ash will eventually lead to more fertile soils in the area, SOCIAL IMPACTS: 350,000 people were temporarily displaced , Schools were closed for a week, VILLAGES SUCH AS BRONGGANG WERE BURIED UNDER 30CMS ASH , 353 people died during the eruption, 350,000 people had to build a new home, Overcrowded evacuation centres led to dense living conditions and increased spread of disease, Data from eruption allowed hazard mapping zones to be updated and used to set up exclusion zones for safety around the volcano, 200,000 were made homeless, ECONOMIC IMPACTS: Road infrastructure was damaged and needed to, Heavy rain caused lahars washing ash and rock down into towns and destroying bridges, Vegetable prices increased because of the damage to crops., Periods of major disruption to aviation for a number of weeks, People, particularly farmers, lost their homes and livelihood, Lava flows closed many roads,

Mt Merapi Impacts

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