Belgian Tourist reckless to Top of Merapi

A farmer gathers grass to feed livestock as the Mount Merapi volcano spews ash and dust in the background at Wonololo village in Magelang, central Java on November 10, 2010. Ash from the Eruption of Indonesias most active volcano, the which has killed More Than 190 people and displaced hundreds of Thousands more, the caused more disruption to flights November 10.
BOYOLALI, KOMPAS.com - A Belgian foreign tourists, Daniel Mulyano (63), reckless plan to ride to the summit, while being highly active Mount Merapi.

"I came to the Selo was seven days. I want to create documentation on the peak of Merapi for the purpose of the dissertation," Daniel said when met at Selo, Boyolali, on Thursday (11/11/2010).

According to Daniel, the plan rose to the top of Merapi to take a visual image, was made on Friday (12/11) or Saturday (13/11) this month.

"I am not afraid despite Merapi activity is high. It was my daily work to perpetuate the tragedy of an event like the eruption of Mount Merapi," he said.

According to Daniel, this step is dangerous, but the results of the drawing as a material for conferences in France and Japan.

Daniel admitted, during the eruption of Mount Merapi occurred has captured images of various places in between, in Selo, Plalangan Hamlet, Village Lencoh a distance of about four kilometers from the summit.

According to Daniel, he will be in Selo until November 17 this year, climbing will be done, but see the last situation the condition of Merapi.

While Muh Soni, a tourist guide in Selo, explains, tourists from Belgium, Daniel Mulyano, before, they had never done the climb to Mount Merapi.

He took pictures of the crater of Merapi with very close distance of about 10 meters.

"Tourists are very brave because the present condition of Merapi is still alert. However, pascaletusan Merapi always westward," said Soni.

According to Soni, he will guide the tourists, but he also saw the development of the condition of Merapi, for the sake of safety.

While the peak of Mount Merapi is located on the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta Special Region is not clear from the region monitored Selo, until around 15:00 pm, as it is covered by thick fog and overcast.

However, the peak of Merapi memikili distance of about nine miles or about four miles visibility of Selo, the visible smoke soared brownish color.

According to Soni, Merapi around 10:00 am out hot clouds, but the smoke is always the west direction. Thus, some residents Selo has returned home to their homes from refugee camps.

"Despite the eruption of Mount Merapi occurred, but its direction is always toward the west, so Selo still felt safe," said Soni.