The Sidoarjo mud flow or Lapindo mud, also informally abbreviated as Lusi, a contraction of Lumpur Sidoarjo (lumpur is the Indonesian word for mud), is a mud volcano in the subdistrict of Porong, Sidoarjo in East Java, Indonesia that has been in eruption since May 2006. This biggest mud volcano in the world was created by the blowout of a natural gas well drilled by PT Lapindo Brantas, although company officials contend that it was caused by a distant earthquake.
At its peak Lusi was spewing up to 180,000 m³ of mud per day.In mid August 2011, mud was being discharged at a rate of 10,000 cubic metres per day, with 15 bubbles around the gush point. This was a significant decline from a year previous, when mud was being discharged at a rate of 100,000 cubic metres per day with 320 bubbles around the gush point. It is expected that the flow will continue for the next 25 to 30 years.Although the Sidoarjo mud flow has been contained by levees since November 2008, resultant flooding regularly disrupts local highways and villages, and further breakouts of mud are still possible.
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Mud hole opening Image shows scale of the mud hole, with efforts to contain it by removing the mud and creating embankments for flood defence. |
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Remenants of Sidoarjo townSidoarjo's region destroyed by the mud, the buildings have been flooded by water separating from the mud, the houses have been demolished by the government. |
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School destroyed by mud (Sidoarjo mud flow ) |
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Lake created by mud with steaming mud flow in backgroundLake created by mud with steaming mud flow in background, the remeants of Sidoarjo's sub town. |
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Sidoarjo mud flow ( Biggest mud volcano in the world)
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