Java Earthquake Update

The death toll from the earthquake in Java yesterday has risen to over 4,000. It is still feared that there may be an eruption from Mount Merapi. For those who are  not aware, this is the same area where Krakatoa (also known as Krakatau) erupted in 1883. It did so after repeated seismic activity in the months leading up to the cataclysmic eruption.

The magnitude-6.3 quake struck early Saturday and injured thousands more in the heart of densely populated Java island, in the country's worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami. It also triggered fears that a nearby rumbling volcano would erupt and caused serious damage to the world-famous 9th century Prambanan temple.

The disaster zone stretched across hundreds of square miles of mostly farming communities in Yogyakarta province. The worst devastation was in the town of Bantul, where more than 2,700 people were killed and 80 percent of the homes were flattened.

Aid is already starting to flow into the area with more pledged.

UPDATE: Sorry, I should have linked my earlier post.