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Women, children endure the ordeal four years on.

Jakarta Post

| May 31, 2010 | COPYRIGHT 1999 PT Bina Media Tenggara. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, MAY 31, 2010 "This life is no different from the flow of water. It comes and goes in turn. Sometimes it's clear and sometimes it's muddy." These quotations are part of a chapter named "Breathing in the mud" from book Titanic Made by Lapindo written by Maksum Zuber.

"Breathing in the mud" tells of a story about women resorting to prostitution after the Lapindo mudflow swept away their homes.

The story describes the suffering women have endured as a consequence of the disaster, which first took place on May 29, 2006.

Ratih, not her real name, goes to her brothel when thousands of factory workers rush home. She has become a sex …

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