Fierce Merapi

November 5, 2010 , my family and I was still in fast asleep. Suddenly, at 11 p.m there was someone called. He was my uncle from Boyolali. He spoke panicly in the phone,” Where was tou evacuated?”. My aunt was still confused. “Very crowded here, almost people from north area had evacuated”, said my uncle. “We was still at home for a while ago”, answered my aunt. “Evacuate yourself to the safe area!”, said my uncle before he hung up the phone.
“Duaarrrr..!!”…the sound was heard like storm. I was woked up, my heart felt like want to dislodged while heard that sound. The windows glasses and all the furniture trembled. I was very afraid and also quaked. That sound was from Mount Merapi which was being erupted. Its tectonic quake was felt until 15 km in radius. I hurried up and looked for another. They had been in front of house looked around. The paths and roofs were covered by volcanic ashes. The smell of sulphur also stung. The rain ashes was very heavy, then continued by gravel and water.
Suddenly the light was extinguish and I was very afraid, but I tried not to panic. Because of the condition which increasingly tensed we decided to move to the safe area, Agung Mosque was our destination. At 01.30 a.m we went there with our neighbours by motorcycle. We were panic because still us who was in the village. Almost people had gone at night. Our journey wasn’t easy, a lot of trees toppled and covered the way, so we must put them away at once, while the bluster wasn’t stop yet.
The street was slippery because of the sands and ashes which was mixed with water, so we must extra carefully. The rain ashes was very disturbed in view.
The journey was about 20 minutes, finally we arrived at Agung Mosque. There were lot of peole who also evacuated themselves. We took a rest in porch of the mosque. Then my uncle sent me a message said that about 100 victims are died because of the heat clouds at Cangkringan. I was very horrified to hear that.
At 6 a.m we decided to went home. After we arrived, we were very startled. We saw almost everything is white because of covered with ashes which 5cm in thick. The condition of the village was very quiet, seemed like the death village. We decided to went to Bantul until the condition was thrully safe.
Its aboput a week we stay in Bantul, and after the condition was safe we decided to came back home. This was thrully an unforgetable moment in my life, the amazing nature phenomenon. Finally, I want to say thanks to God who had kept me and my family safe.