Indonesia: Protecting historical temple from eruptions, pandemic

December 16, 2020
MAGELANG, Indonesia 
Dozens of stupas circling the Borobudur Temple, a 9th-century Buddhist temple, in the Indonesian Magelang city of the Central Java province, were covered in gray tarpaulins, to protect them from the raging Merapi volcano’s ashes.
“If volcanic ashes get in, it will be difficult for us to clean it since we have to dismantle the stupas,” Associate Cultural Officer of Borobudur Conservation Center Yudi Suhartono told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.
Preventing weathering
Merapi volcano is located between the Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces, only 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) from Borobudur.
In recent weeks, one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia has spewed volcanic ashes several times. Even in March, the eruption column reached 6,000 meters (19,685 feet).

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