This morning the most powerful volcanic blast of the week occured in Indonesia. This blasts comes in the same week that a tsunami hit killing 413. Because of the two events happening in the same week the emergency response crews have been pushed to the limit. Some problems that they are having are things we have talked about class. Some people returned to their houses to check on crops and livestock to only be hit by another eruption. They have warning systems and once a warning has gone off soldiers have been put in place to evacuate those, especially the reluctant ones, who live on the mountainside. The biggest concern is that there will be a more powerful blast soon like we have learned about in many disasters. That is people think that once there is a powerful event it is safe, while a more powerful event can easily occur. Educating these people is very important has disasters like this are high risk because of the location on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101030/ap_on_re_as/as_indonesia_disasters
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