HAJI Hasan announced a contest: Anyone who could stop the mudflow would win a house worth Rp80 million. Eighty paranormals took up the challenge issued by the head of Kedungbendo village, Sidoarjo. However, their mystical abilities were no match for nature.

Rather than abating, two new mud gushers have emerged in Jatirejo, 1 kilometer from the gusher in the gas exploration area of Banjar Panji-1 Well owned by Lapindo. Geologists are increasingly