Update On Tuesday, December 14, Total Death Toll From Hot Clouds From Mount Semeru Reaches 48 People

JAKARTA - The joint search and rescue team again found two people who were victims of the Mount Semeru hot cloud (APG), in a dead condition. With this discovery, the number of fatalities recorded as of Monday, December 13 was 48 people.

Meanwhile, data on the cumulative number of victims who were carried out outpatients at the public health centers (puskesmas) and health posts amounted to 2.004 people. While the number of direct victims of APG Gunung Semeru who are still being treated are 18 people, with details being treated at Dr. Haryoto Hospital (RSDH) as many as 12 people, Pasirian Hospital (RSP) 2 people, Bhayangkara Hospital (RSB) 3 people and referred to Tertiary Hospital as many as 1 person.

Thus the data from Acting Head of the BNPB Disaster Information and Communication Data Center Abdul Muhari who was received by VOI, Tuesday, December 14 morning.

In addition, the number of refugees undergoing hospitalization is 12 people, with details of 4 people in Penanggal Hospital, 7 people in RSP and 1 person in RSDH.

The number of refugees recorded at the Emergency Response Post for the Mount Semeru Eruption is 9.997 people spread over 148 points in various regions. Lumajang Regency as many as 141 points with 9.754 survivors, while there are evacuation points in the area around Lumajang Regency, such as Malang Regency 2 points with 179 people, Probolinggo Regency 1 point with 11 people, Blitar Regency 1 point with 20 people and Jember Regency 3 points with 13 souls.

To speed up the search for victims, the SAR Team dispatched 11 sniffer dogs from the East Java Regional Police, Police Headquarters and Malang Police Headquarters with qualifications and experience in SAR and tasked with detecting and searching for potential victims' locations.

Meanwhile, dozens of heavy equipment were deployed in handling the disaster caused by the Hot Clouds and the Fallen Eruption of Mount Semeru, one of which was to open a national road route between Lumajang and Malang, to be precise in Kamarkajang Hamlet which is currently under repair and has reached 80%.

For the community, both visitors and tourists, it is hoped that they will not move within a 1 kilometer radius of the crater/peak of Mount Semeru and a distance of 5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the southeast - south sector, and be aware of hot clouds avalanches, lava avalanches, and lahars along rivers/valleys. which originates at the peak of Mount Semeru and is wary of a potential slide along the valley of the Besuk Kobokan hot cloud path.