Indonesia: New stream built to reduce lava impact

A new stream is being built at a section of Kali Putih River in Gempol, Magelang, Central Java in a bid to reduce the impact of lava floods from Mt. Merapi as the rainy season intensifies, reports the Jakarta Post. To help ease evacuation procedures, a number of gathering points have been prepared by the authorities with the help of various organizations working on disaster risk reduction efforts.