Lumajang, East Java – Some locals in the red zones of the Mount Semeru slopes left their homes and relocated to more secure locations after the volcano appeared hot cloud avalanches reaching seven kilometers on Sunday.
Lumajang Deputy District Head Indah Amperawati inspected the evacuees in Mount Sawur, Lumajang, East Java, on Sunday.
She stated the residents living in red zones such as Supiturang Town and Kajar Kuning Hamlet, Sumberwuluh Village, have relocated to safer locations such as schools and mosques.
She likewise stated the Lumajang District Federal government has actually prepared logistic support for individuals who self-evacuated due to Mt. Semeru’s volcanic activity.
” The logistics are all set. We prepare food for the displaced locals,” Amperawati stated.
She also asked the evacuees to wait for instructions and details from the Volcanology and Geological Danger Mitigation (PVMBG) through the Mt. Semeru keeping an eye on post in Mt. Sawur.
” It is best to wait for information from the monitoring post. If it mentions that there is no more hot cloud eruption, (citizens) can return to their respective houses,” she stated.
If it is not safe yet, locals whose homes are in the red zone areas are expected to remain at the evacuation site.
Furthermore, she described that citizens of Kajar Kuning Hamlet, Supit Urang, and some of Curah Kobokan are no longer allowed to perform any activity there, consisting of mining activities in some Semeru river catchment areas.
” There need to be no mining activities along the Bondeli (river) stream, so in case something happens, the sand mining truck does not disrupt the evacuation procedure,” Amperawati said.
The Lumajang Regional Catastrophe Mitigation Agency (BPBD) notified that locals at Supiturang and Oro-oro Ombo Villages, Pronojiwo Sub-district, have moved to Supiturang 04 Elementary School, Pronojiwo 2 Junior High School, Oro-oro Ombo Village Center, and Supiturang Mosque.
Locals in Kajar Kuning Hamlet, Sumberwuluh Village, Candipuro Sub-district, left to the Semeru monitoring post in Mt. Sawur.
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