THE heading of a report on a news site on Tuesday evening last week read: ‘Merapi Past Danger Phase’. After reading the news, Surono got really annoyed. According to the head of the Volcanology and Geological Mitigation Center, the news was very risky.

“Didn’t they take account of its impact? What happens if people, after reading the report, return to their villages on Merapi slopes and later fall victim?” queried Surono. Already stayi