FIRE MINING

YOGYAKARTA, 5/11 - MERAPI MARKET. A heavy tool is deployed to mine sand in the river stream area of Gendol, Cangkringan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Monday (5/11). Mining sand at the slope of Mount Merapi still continues to last until today with hope to accelerate the normalization of the river post eruption of Merapi 2010, but the mining activity brought a variety of environmental impacts for the surrounding community, the Infection of the Acute Breathing Channel (ISPA among children around Cangkringan, changes in natural conditions, the loss of soil fertility and changes in water. ANTARA/Noveradika/ed/ama/12