The Lapindo mudflow is located in
Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java, around 25 KM of south Surabaya city center. It
takes 30-40 minutes to get there. The name of the mudflow is derived from PT
Lapindo Brantas, an oil and gas exploration company operating in Porong and
owned by the politically wired Bakrie family.
We had to pay IDR 10K/person as a fee
to enter this site. The first thing we saw was a high and large retention wall
built to contain the mudflow. After entering the dam, we were greeted by
several motorcycle taxi drivers offering their services to go around the
mudflow scene.
At a glance, this area looks like a
vast plain of mudflow, but then we realized that the mudflow has submerged
multiple villages in the Porong area. Really this is a terrible environmental
catastrophe! Our sincere sympathy goes out to all those who have suffered great
loss from this natural disaster.
Because the weather was so hot, we only had a very short visit here and took some pictures. Our curiosity of this place has finally been satisfied.
Because the weather was so hot, we only had a very short visit here and took some pictures. Our curiosity of this place has finally been satisfied.
The
name of the mudflow is derived from PT Lapindo Brantas, an oil and gas
exploration company operating in Porong and owned by the politically
wired Bakrie family. - See more at:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/03/05/porong-disaster-site-becomes-tourist-spot.html#sthash.i7uZ1sEe.dpuf
The
name of the mudflow is derived from PT Lapindo Brantas, an oil and gas
exploration company operating in Porong and owned by the politically
wired Bakrie family. - See more at:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/03/05/porong-disaster-site-becomes-tourist-spot.html#sthash.i7uZ1sEe.dpuf
The
name of the mudflow is derived from PT Lapindo Brantas, an oil and gas
exploration company operating in Porong and owned by the politically
wired Bakrie family. - See more at:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/03/05/porong-disaster-site-becomes-tourist-spot.html#sthash.i7uZ1sEe.dpuf
The
name of the mudflow is derived from PT Lapindo Brantas, an oil and gas
exploration company operating in Porong and owned by the politically
wired Bakrie family. - See more at:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/03/05/porong-disaster-site-becomes-tourist-spot.html#sthash.i7uZ1sEe.dpuf
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