The Intensity Of The Eruption Of Mount Ile Lewotolok Has Been Hundreds Of Times

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JAKARTA - The Mount Ile Lewotolok Monitoring Post in Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province reported that mountain activity in the area has increased in recent times so that people are advised to always be vigilant.

"Always be vigilant because in the last few days the eruption activity has been very high," said Head of the Mount Ile Lewotolok Monitoring Post Stanis Arakian from Lewoleba, Lembata Regency, NTT, Antara, Sunday, March 26.

He said that if you pay attention since last Wednesday (March 22) there have been 60 eruptions a day with a column height of ash in the range of 400 to 500 meters.

On Friday, March 24, the number of eruptions increased to 108 eruptions with the height of the ash column due to the eruption ranging from 200 to 700 meters.

In addition, there was also one earthquake with an amplitude of 2.3 millimeters and an earthquake of 72 seconds.

He also said that on Sunday, March 26, at around 01.00 WITA, an eruption occurred with an altitude around the eruption reaching 500 meters from the top of the mountain.

"Last night's eruption around one o'clock passed it quite spread its ejections in all directions," he added.

The distribution of lava material also spreads to all directions within a radius of 100 to 300 meters from the crater lip, so that his party always urges

Stanis said that his party had immediately issued an appeal for visitors, climbers, and tourists not to move within a two-kilometer radius of the mountain activity center.

With the increasing intensity of the mountain, people in three villages, namely Lamawolo, Lamatokan, and Jontona, always be aware of the potential threat of danger from avalanches/longsoran lava and hot clouds from the eastern tip/region of the mountain.

Ile Lewotolok officers also appealed to the public to use protective masks to avoid respiratory problems (ARI) and other health problems caused by volcanic ash.

People who live around valleys and river flows that originate from the top of the mountain should always be aware of the threat of lava hazards that can occur, especially during the rainy season.