A rescue employee carries an old lady on the slope of Mt. Semeru in the East Java District of Lumajang as the volcano appears and sends hot ashes into the air on December 4,2022 (Photo thanks to the National Catastrophe Mitigation Agency/BNPB)
BY: THE JAKARTA GLOBE
DECEMBER 04, 2022
Jakarta. Mount Semeru in East Java appeared once again on Sunday and gushed hot ashes that took a trip as far as 13 kilometers from its crater.
The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center, or PVMBG, raised the alert level to the greatest and cautioned locals in the affected locations to leave.
Volcanic materials such as lava and hot debris can spread eight kilometers from the top, PVMBG Head Hendra Gunawan stated in a statement.
The 3,676- meter Semeru in Lumajang is the greatest mountain on Java Island.
In between midnight and noon on Sunday, Semeru erupted 13 times and sent hot debris up until eight kilometers in the southeastern direction from the top.
” The flying volcanic debris can alter directions at any time depending on the wind,” Hendra said.
” If we compare to the previous data, the brand-new showers of lava are larger than previously so that’s why the PVMBG raised the alert status and broadened the risky area for security,” he included.
Videos flowing on social networks platforms reveal thick ashes blanketing a number of villages in Lumajang as villagers started to evacuate on bikes or pickups.
The eruption took place on the first anniversary of the previous one that eliminated more than 50 individuals.
Lumajang District Head Indah Amperawati said residents from a number of towns like Supiturang, Kajar Kuning, and Sumberwuluh were left to more secure areas and gathered at schools and mosques to avoid hot ashes.
Sand mining in the river on the slope of Semeru is prohibited due to the risk of mudslides triggered by cold lava. Throughout in 2015’s eruption, lots of trucks and sand miners were buried by mudslides.
” Even if the alert status returns to safe, I’m asking all sand mining activities along the Bondeli River to drop in case of unwanted events and because sand mining trucks might disrupt the evacuation process,” Indah told Antara news firm.
Gunungapi Semeru kembali muntahkan Awan Panas Guguran (APG) pada hari Minggu (4/12) sejak pukul02 #Semeru #APG pic.twitter.com/v3mtSR4ILW
— BNPB Indonesia (@BNPB_Indonesia) December 4, 2022
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