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My hometown is mourning




















Photo taken from Reuter.

3000 death, more are injured. Jogja is mourning.

Tadi sore mama sms, "Gempa besar, semua selamat". Barusan mama update, "Jangan kaget ya, Mbah Har seda (meninggal) karena rumah Mojosari ambruk. Kita sekarang sedang di Mojosari".

Trying to contact some friends ...

Some replied my message, some didn't answered. I can do nothing. Hopefully they are all right.

I was born there, I grew up there, it is always be a place for coming home. Now it is ruined. Still can not believe, still can not imagined.

Now the whole city is mourning.

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