Flickr Photos of the Java Mud Volcano and Flood

The American press seems to be largely ignoring the huge environmental and humanitarian disaster in Indonesia that began in May when a mud volcano erupted during drilling in East Java. Thanks to the internet's series of tubes, we can now turn to sites like Flickr for photos of the volcano and local residents as they cope with the disaster. Flickr photo contributors have posted some amazing pictures of the mudflow, such as the top right picture of the crater by Greenpeace, the bottom left picture taken by Farl on a roadside in Sidoarjo, East Java, and top left and bottom right pictures of residents celebrating the end of Ramadan in late October by Mata Adalah Cahaya. Mata has an excellent Flickr slideshow of her pictures here. See also pictures by Bromund Volker.