Engineers have attempted to contain a mud volcano in Indonesia, the mud of which has spread over an area of 2200,2209 hectares. Eka Dharma, i samarbete med AFP och Getty Images. On May 22, 2006, when the farmers in Sidoarjo Regency, Indonesia, woke up, they were met with a peculiar occurrence. The earth split open during the night, steam spewing out. In the subsequent weeks, water, boiling mud, and gas from the ground were all propelled into the mix. As the eruption increased in intensity, mud began to cover the fields. Frightened citizens left their homes in an attempt to escape the volcanic activity. Consequently, the heavy amounts of dirt caused numerous individuals to have to move away from their residences. This image was taken by Mochammad Risyal Hidayat and is sourced from AFP’s Getty Images collection. It continued on.
