Man: Responsibility isn’t just about compensation Mr! (hand reads humanity)

The inundation of five homes following the collapse of a retaining wall has again drawn public attention to the massive mudflow disaster in East Java, which has been widely blamed on drilling activities by Lapindo Brantas owned by business tycoon and Golkar Party chairperson Aburizal Bakrie (top). According to the National Development Planning Board, since 2006 the disaster has caused US$2.9 billion in losses, buried more than 600 hectares of land and displaced 39,700 people.