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Mbah Ronggo, a 64-year-old rice farmer from Sugih Waras village, is the “keyholder” of the volcano. Selected to the position by 42 village elders, he is given great power to determine whether villagers should evacuate or not.
Brennon Jones/IRIN

  • Mbah Ronggo, a 64-year-old rice farmer from Sugih Waras village, is the “keyholder” of the volcano. Selected to the position by 42 village elders, he is given great power to determine whether villagers should evacuate or not.

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  • Credits Brennon Jones/IRIN
  • Themes Environment and Disasters
  • Regions Indonesia

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