MANITOBA FLOODS JAVA VOLCANO

Volcanoes are happening during the tribulation period. as we read in Revelation 6:12-17

REVELATION 6:12-17
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Indonesian volcano spewing smoke, lava
By NINIEK KARMINIASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia -- The volcano that looms above his village is spewing smoke and lava, and scientists warn it could erupt anytime. But like many people farming the fertile slopes of Mount Merapi, Ismail says there is no need to panic.Merapi is part of my life, as it is all of our lives around here," he said Tuesday, as the 9,700-foot mountain rumbled in the background. "We know nature, and we are not worrying. Volcanologists watching Merapi, in the heart of densely populated Java island, disagree.

Aside from the visible signs of increased activity at its peak, sensors within the crater have detected a rise in seismic movement in recent weeks, and a major eruption is possible, they say.Authorities have been ordered to prepare for the possible evacuation of the thousands of people who live close to Merapi, which last erupted in 1992, sending out a searing cloud of gas that burned 60 people to death. About 1,300 people were killed when it erupted in 1930.

Mount Merapi lies about 18 miles from Yogyakarta, a city of 1 million people, More than 100 trucks are on standby to transport refugees, and emergency shelters have been prepared and stocked with food and medicine, Social Affairs Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah told reporters in Jakarta. Many people living around Merapi and the other 129 active volcanos in Indonesia - more than any other nation - believe that spirits watch over the peak and will warn
them when a major eruption is imminent.

Although most Indonesians are Muslim, many also follow animist beliefs and worship ancient spirits. Often at full moons, people trek to crater rims and throw in rice, jewelry and live animals to appease the volcanoes. If animals start coming down from the top then that is a sign for me to leave," said Ngadio, a rice farmer in a village on the dangerous western slopes of the volcano. "Hot clouds will always follow the animals' descent.

Sask. volunteers forced to stop sandbaggingUpdated Tue. Apr. 18 2006
7:21 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff

Dozens of volunteers on the Red Earth First Nation reserve in northeastern Saskatchewan have been told to stop sandbagging in the face of a relentlessly rising Carrot River. On Monday, the rising Carrot River submerged the road bisecting it, making it difficult for trucks carrying sandbags to get to the north side of town, where there are 80 homes and several other buildings.Phone and power lines on the Red Earth reserve were turned off. Boilers in the school and other public buildings were also shut down. Richard Kent, emergency co-ordinator for the Prince Albert Grand Council, said by late Monday afternoon eight homes on the reserve were flooded. Sandbagging continued at the south end of Red Earth, which is about 240 kilometres
northeast of Saskatoon.

Water levels in the Carrot River have surged to five times their normal volume, due to heavy rains last fall, deep snow over the winter and an early spring thaw. The flooding kept 1,000 residents of the reserve from their homes. They were forced to evacuate over the weekend due to rising water. There are about 370 evacuees in Prince Albert, and 442 are in Saskatoon,
mostly at the Field House. Glenna Chryderman, a Salvation Army volunteer, is one of dozens of volunteers trying to help the evacuees being housed at The Saskatoon Field House. Just to see those little children's faces, and the fact that these people have been uprooted. They have had to leave their homes. For me, I just think of how that would effect me and I think we have
to have some compassion," she told CTV Saskatoon.

Flooding in Manitoba

Flood-weary Manitobans are welcoming the latest weather outlook from Environment Canada, with meteorologists now forecasting 10 millimetres of rain in the Red River Valley Tuesday and Wednesday -- down from a previous forecast of up to 50 millimetres. Ten millimetres likely won't pose a problem in the flood zone around the province's Red River Valley. Provincial
officials also warned, however, that areas in western Manitoba now face the threat of flash floods in coming days as heavy rainfall heads toward that area. A flash-flood watch has been issued for the Riding and Duck mountain regions, with Environment Canada predicting as much as 70 millimetres of rain in that area beginning as early as Tuesday night.

There's some good news and some bad news," Alf Warkentin, Manitoba's chief flood forecaster, told reporters Monday afternoon. The good news is that the heavy rain for southeastern Manitoba and the Red River Valley is not going to happen. The bad news is that the heavy rain is going to happen in western Manitoba, areas west of Brandon and Dauphin. Environment Canada says most of the precipitation will travel along the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border and move north -- rather than hitting the southern part of Manitoba as was previously forecast.

Manitoba Premier Gary Doer said he is waiting to see what happens. I'm just going to wait and see and won't uncross my fingers until after the crests have left the Red River Valley," he said in Ste-Agathe after a tour of the affected areas. Meanwhile, there is little relief for the hardest-hit region around Morris, Man. -- about 60 kilometres south of Winnipeg -- where the Red River has crested.

Although Morris is surrounded by a dike, travelling in and out of the town has proved a challenge due to flooded roads.It's going to be a while . . . before levels fall," said Warkentin. "It's going to be a slow decline and the rain will serve to reduce that rate of decline on the Red River. So levels will remain very high and there will be access problems for probably another week or so or even longer."