Volcanic Eruption

Merapi Volcanoes Erupted on the 30.10.10, 00.40am. That time we were happy celebrating Yinli’s 21th birthday. It started to rain. I thought it was normal rain when I opened the door. But NO! It was not rain! It was ashes! Volcanic ashes!!! Goodness! Never in my life had I seen this! It seems really like snowing at night! Spectacular!

All of us wore mask in the house. The next morning, we saw what the ‘snow’ does. The whole place was dusty brown, with a strong sulfuric smell. Ashes accumulate everywhere, on the roof, on the leaves, on the cars etc. People start washing their house compound but to no avail. It gets brown in an hour. This is epic! I never see snow before, but I see brown snow!

Ashes collected on the leaves

Car covered with thick layers of ash

Can't even see the road properly...

Everyone started to store food in their house. Shops closed or half open. Reporters around. Everyone planned to stay indoors. The place is so dusty that even you sit at your study table longer, you can see dust on your table.