It has now been a few weeks since the dramatic (and unexpected) eruption
of Kelud in Indonesia. Thankfully, it appears that the eruption occurred
with minimal loss of life, impressive considering how close some people
live to the volcano (see the images above to get a sense of that).
There are still many thousands of people living in shelters around the volcano
and may be there for quite some time as they wait for repairs to their
homes and regional infrastructure. The conditions of these shelter camps
has been of some controversy as well, with reports of no drinking water
and poor sanitary conditions. Intense rain in the area of Kediri, near
Kelud, has produced lahars from remobilized ash and debris of
the eruption, adding to the plight of evacuees. In the images above and
below, you can see some of the river drainages that come off the
volcano that, even less than a week after the eruption, were full of
volcanic debris. That material may have gotten there through earlier
lahars or possibly even pyroclastic flows that moved down those
channels. Lahars such as this will likely be a hazard for years to come
(as they were for over a decade at Pinatubo in the Philippines)...Continue reading, photos...
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