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YOGYAKARTA - Drought strikes the disaster area around the Mount Merapi volcano in central Java at the moment. The area that is being hit is still growing as well. Local and regional governments have therefore started dropping bags of water in at least hard-hit 11 villages in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta province.
Currently, each village receives three water tanks of 4.000 liters. According to the village head of Balerante, in the heart of the area that has been hit by the volcanic eruption of late 2010, the amount of water brought in daily is not enough yet for the about 570 families in the village. "We need to receive double the amount," said Sukono.
"Water here is not only for the villagers, but als for their livestock and the fields have to be watered too," he added. After a month of continuous drought in the area, the situation is still getting worse by the day. Earlier, rainfall covered the needs completely, but with the arrival of the dry season no rainwater can be collected at all.
Natural water sources that were used to supply water are currently not being used, because purchasing water is not possible now. Villagers are not making a decent income yet after the eruption and purchasing water is a problem, though they used to do this every dry season.
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