In 2010, Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta province again showed its activities. Merapi erupts, starts from the normal to the alert status of date 20-September-2010, the status of Mount Merapi climbs to 'alert' status it then climbed back into standby, Thursday, 21/10/2010 21:27 pm Status climbs Mount Merapi alert until finally become alert, Monday, 10/25/2010 8:19 pm Status of Mount Merapi was raised to beware until erupted the next day., Mount Merapi erupts.
On October 26, 2010, Mount Merapi has claimed many victims, one of which is Mbah Maridjan, a famous figure in Yogyakarta, Indonesia also even know him. he is known as the Merapi's gatekeeper.
On November 4, 2010 eruption of Merapi experienced is the worst, this is the peak of Merapi eruption climax. Safe radius is increased to 15 km, then rose again to 20 km. The number of refugees is increasing, every multipurpose building on district Mlati, Seyegan, Sleman town filled with refugees. Not only multipurpose building, many school had been canceled in order to accommodate the refugees. The main refugee's location is Meguwoharjo stadium. The best story are many people who before volunteer, eventually becoming refugees.
Lapse of one month of Merapi activity decreased, all refugees return home. Except for the hamlet residents devastated by Merapi's lava flows.
But behind it all, many people who reap the blessings, abundant sand. Merapi also made all the plants become lush and green.Merapi has never broken a promise.
