' lakon' mountain

KOMPAS.com - Life as clashing with the power of the mountain, that is experienced by thousands of feet of Mount Lokon who is now locked in the refugee camps. They were embarrassed to live in refugee camps that all its activities are limited.
Distress and anxiety of refugees can be seen from the activities of their lives in the barracks. They are not quiet.

When the eruption subsided, many of them go home. However, they must yield when officers Natural Disaster Tomohon find them. Officers undisguised force people back into the refugee camps. If you fight, immediately transported by vehicle.
Officials reasoned that the normal situation of the mountain yet continue to threaten human life. "This is a command, do nothing against. We are on duty to save the mother," cried the officer was quoted as saying Deitje Tooy. Such a situation is enough to make residents of the mountain foot stress. "Our life is like a strong race with a volcanic eruption," said Agus Wollah (54), refugees.

Agus a living as a vegetable farmer tells his confusion facing the eruption of Mount Lokon situation uncertain. He's like trying not know what the loss of income.

From the vegetable business, Agus said to his wife and two children. "The sale of vegetables every week the money collected Rp 300,000. Now the money just is not there. Want to go see the plants, run out of costs," he said.

Erupted 197 times
Volcanic activity of Mount Lokon that erupted since June 18 until Tuesday (19/07/2011) long enough compared to previous year record of eruptions.

Village Kinilow Kinilow situation and I are located at a radius of 3-4 kilometers from the crater Tompaluan pretty quiet. People's houses looked sealed and guarded by police and the Civil Service. There are some people who are reluctant to evacuate despite the eruption Lokon ongoing.

"We know Lokon harmless. In fact, the 1991 eruption Lokon worse," said Herdi Togas, residents who stayed at his home in Kinilow I.

Elizabeth Mandagi (82) said twice felt being displaced by the eruption Lokon, namely in 1991 and this time around. He recounts, when the great Lokon erupted in 1951, no residents were displaced. "My parents stayed at home," he said.

Kelurahan Kinilow itself looks clean of ash bursts Lokon. Lokon bursts of dust, said Herdie, just to the north, Tanawangko, and Manado.

Farid Ruskanda, observers Post Volcano Lokon and Mahawu, say, a month-long Lokon has erupted 197 times. For Farid, through the crater Tompaluan Lokon activity is quite high. He himself did not dare to predict eruptions would soon subside Lokon. "Energy supply from the bottom of the crater Tompaluan still quite high," he said.

Until Tuesday, the City Government Tomohon recorded around 5210 people displaced. They were placed at 24 locations refugees.

Information obtained, there were about 36 people displaced, three of them children under five who have received treatment in hospital due to various diseases. Some of these refugees are exposed to respiratory illnesses and chronic diseases such as stroke.

Debby will momongan of Team Helper Evangelical Church in Minahasa AD said many refugees who can not stand the stress of living in refugee camps. "Our refugee Spiritual content with the ritual every night around the refugee camps," he said.

According to Debby, the refugees vulnerable to disease because of inadequate infrastructure sleep. Most refugees in the location of Residents Training Center Church (PPWG) Kaaten, for example, still sleeping on the floor. In fact, the temperature Tomohon quite cold at night, which is 10 to 25 degrees celsius. (Jean Rizal Layuck)