A year has already passed since the devastating 6.2 earthquake which hit the district of Jogjakarta (Yogyakarta) on the island of Java. Almost six thousand people died, tens of thousands injured, well over a million lost their homes. Remembrance ceremonies and prayers were held by survivors, families and friends.
What is most important though is that what was broken is well underway to being completely restored for those who survived. When I blogged the news about it last year, I was skeptical as to whether the wounds of those left behind will begin to heal, and whether state aid would work. According to the Sunday Herald Sun the government has taken the necessary steps to aid and relief the survivors.
I can only hope humanity has witnessed the last natural disaster of such massive scale and high death toll. Meanwhile, I’ve tracked a beautiful video on YouTube about Jogjakarta you can watch below.
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