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.
- The conditioan of Mount Merapi is still dangerous since hot ash are still spewing from inside the mountain.
The search and rescue team together with the army's special forces or Kopasus and the Indonesian Red Cross continued its search for more victims. Yesterday ( 11/11 ) the team would have focused on search for more victims along the Gendol river and the team had combed the area all the way to Srunen in Glagahharjo village in Cangkringan. According to the search and rescue team chief of Merapi - Suseno, many victims have not yet been evacuated along the Gendol river. The focus of the search will be 300 meters from the Gendol river.
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