Merapi - The View From Over Here Part 3

Total blackout again last night. I had a lot of text messages and phone calls last night with contradicting news, but confirmation shows no signs of worsening conditions. On the contrary it seems Merapi has calmed down a bit, but news still say that the worse may have yet to come.

Being just outside the 20 km danger zone, some of my neighbours have opted to evacuate for the night for fear of expanded danger zone and lack of news (having no electricity). They have come back home again this morning, but we're all ready to evacuate if things get worse.

I've got people asking about the residents of Panti Asih, Pakem. Well, I've just got news: they're all safe. They were evacuated to a seminary just north of Yogyakarta's Ring Road (Anging Mammiri Seminary). There were 72 people. 51 of them have since been taken home by their families, which leaves 21 people still taking refuge in the seminary.