Indonesia, on today disaster.
I wont write long this time. But today I'll send my deepest grief to my people. Indonesian. I currently located at Jogjakarta, one of the province where recently erupted Mount Merapi lies on. Today #prayforindonesia has become trending topics. For people out there who have no idea, I'll tell you what actually happen. In short, all nature elements are now come to Indonesia :)
Flood at Jakarta - Oct 25, 2010 circa 1900hrs Jakarta Time / 1200hrs GMT
Flood at major roads in Jakarta e.g. Buncit and Sudirman caused massive traffic jam. A lot of people stuck in road. Some of them starving and chaos also happened. Jakarta, the Capital City of Indonesia effectively halted. Some people reports he spend 5-6hrs on road.
Tsunami at Mentawai Island - Oct 25, 2010 circa 2100hrs Jakarta Time / 1400hrs GMT
Tsunami just struck Mentawai Island. You can read the news on The Jakarta Post. Hundreds of people lost. It happened an hour after earthquake that struck Padang.
Volcano eruption, Mount Merapi - Oct 26, 2010 circa 1700hrs Jakarta Time/ 1000hrs GMT
Yesterday, the volcano erupted resulting in massive evacuation on People around the Merapi Slope. It's reported about more than 20 people died due to burns and ash.
Three major disasters in 2 days. This is the call of us from them, the natural elements, begging for us, 'Please take care of me'.
Hope we given faith and strength. I will quote from Qur'an which I believe in:
"On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith." Al Baqarah (2:286)
and the other
"Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allah , and indeed to Him we will return." Al Baqarah (2:156)
Be strong my fellow Indonesian. We can handle this!
