Volcano Kills Spiritual Caretaker -- Man Refuses to Leave When Merapi Erupts
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › October 29, 2010
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MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia - He was the keeper of Mount Merapi, an 83-year-old man entrusted to watch over the volcano's spirits, believing it could be appeased by tossing in offerings of rice, chickens and flowers.
When the eruption came, Maridjan was among the victims, along with dozens of villagers who believed him, not seismologists or government officials, about the danger.See the full content of this document
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Volcano Kills Spiritual Caretaker -- Man Refuses to Leave When Merapi Erupts
As Merapi began spewing 1,800-degree gases and thousands of panicked people streamed down the mountain's slopes, Mar...
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