REIKI.

The 7 point 2 richter scale earthquake that triggered a tsunami on October 25 th 2010 has caused the land suface in South Mentawai increased to about 90 centimeters. The coordinator of the central operation control of disaster management or B-P-B-D of West Sumatera, Ade Edward said that the based on satelite images ( 11/11 ).

The quake had effected the contoure of Pagai island in Mentawai islands specially in the south side. However the change of the land surface has not been equal. A rise in the land surface in Mentawai has been happening since the quake on September 12th 2007 which measured 8 point 4 in the richter scale. Visually Ade said it showed that the rise of the land surface in Pagai island in the south side would total about less than a meter high.

The state minister for women's empowerment and child protection Linda Gumelar warned parents of the Merapi eruption to be careful of possible offerings that would lead to child trafficking. As of today luckily there has been no official report on children victims of the Mount Merapi eruption being illegally adopted and become victims of human trafficking.

When the Merapi disaster occured, many children were separated from their parents when evacuation process took place. However through aid from officials and also volunteers. These children were able to be re-united with their parents. This was said by minister Linda Gumelar after attending a signing of a joint agreement between a number of ministries on improving the social welfare of street children in Jakarta today.

Head of the central volcanology and disaster mitigation Surono, assured that the Mount Merapi still posses great energy. Therefore the status of Merapi is still categorized as alert. The condition of the mountain is still dangerous since hot ash are still spewing from inside the mountain.

Tremors are still felt as of today. Cold lava floods is another threat that the mountain brings. The condition could worsen specially with the heavy rain that has been falling in the area in the past two days. As of today, the death toll of the mount Merapi eruption at Sardjito hospital in Jogjakarta totals to 114 as 96 are still undergoing threatment.