Harwati clasped her hands and offered a prayer on the Indonesian island of Java, where residents gathered to mark two decades since mud volcano eruptions began displacing thousands.

According to the Sidoarjo Mudflow Control Center (PPLS), the agency received Rp 287.7 billion in state budget funding in 2025 to manage the disaster.

Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake.

Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake

Harwati clasped her hands and offered a prayer on the Indonesian island of Java, where residents gathered to mark two decades since mud volcano eruptions began displacing…

SIDOARJO, June 1 — Harwati clasped her hands and offered a prayer on the edge of a sludge lake on the Indonesian island of Java, as dozen of residents gathered to mark two...