Short Term Primary: Volcanic bombs and heat clouds, with temperatures up to 800 degrees, spread over a distance of 10km, Villages, such as Bronggang were buried under 30cm of ash, Pyroclastic flows travelled 3km down the heavily populated mountain sides, Volcanic ash fell up to 30km away and travelled 6km into the sky, Sulphur dioxide was blown across Indonesia, the Indian Ocean and as far south as Australia, 353 people died during the eruption, Short Term Secondary: Ash clouds caused periods of major disruption to aviation for a number of weeks, 350 000 people living in the area eventually had to flee their homes, Road infrastructure was damaged and needed to be repaired in the days following the eruption, Heavy rain a week later caused lahars, washing ash and rock down into towns and destroying bridges, Vegetable prices increased because of the damage to crops, Schools were closed for a week, Long Term Positive: Ash will eventually lead to more fertile soils in the area, Data complied from the disruption enabled hazard mapping to be updated, Long Term Negative: Overcrowded evacuation centres lead to poor sanitation and risk of disease, People, particularly farmers lost their homes and livelihoods, 350 000 people had to built a new home,

Mt Merapi Impacts

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