Sidoarjo mudflow

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The Sidoarjo mudflow is a long-lasting industrial mud volcano disaster in East Java, Indonesia, that began erupting in 2006 and has inundated villages, displaced thousands of residents, and sparked major environmental and legal controversies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological phenomenon
industrial disaster
mud volcano
alsoKnownAs Lapindo mudflow NERFINISHED
Lusi NERFINISHED
Sidoarjo mud volcano NERFINISHED
associatedIndustry natural gas drilling
associatedWith Lapindo Brantas NERFINISHED
causeControversy debate over drilling-induced vs natural causes
country Indonesia
coveredArea several square kilometers
displacedPeople thousands of residents
eruptionStartDate 2006-05-29
eruptionType continuous mud eruption
hasEffect destruction of infrastructure
disruption of transportation routes
economic losses
inundation of villages
long-term environmental damage
mass displacement of residents
subsidence of ground
hasGovernmentResponse construction of embankments
creation of a national task force
relocation programs
hasLegalAspect compensation disputes
lawsuits against Lapindo Brantas
impactOnInfrastructure burial of roads
damage to railways
threat to gas pipelines
impactOnSettlements destruction of homes
loss of farmland
isOngoing true
locatedIn East Java
Sidoarjo Regency NERFINISHED
locatedNear Porong NERFINISHED
Surabaya NERFINISHED
materialErupted gas
hot mud
rock fragments
water
nearbyFacility Banjar Panji-1 gas exploration well NERFINISHED
startTime 2006-05-29
subjectOf international environmental debates
media coverage in Indonesia
scientific studies on anthropogenic mud volcanoes
temperature approximately 100 degrees Celsius at vent
timeSpan began in 2006 and continued for years

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Sidoarjo hasDisasterEvent Sidoarjo mudflow