DWI Cahyani hasnt stopped wondering what fate has in store for him. All of a sudden, his business that had sales of around US$250,000 (Rp2.45 billion) per month has vanished in a flash. The reason was something that he had never even considered. On Monday three weeks ago, hot mud flowed through his factory as high as his knees.

There is nothing remaining of his company located in Jatirejo, Porong subdistrict, Sidoarjo, East Java. The machinery at