Weather Still Bad, BBKSDA NTT Extends Closing Tourist Visits To Timau Mutistics National Park

The Center for Natural Resources Conservation (BBKSDA) of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has extended the temporary closure of tourist visits to the Timau Mutistics National Park on Timor Island, due to bad weather in the area.

"The temporary closure will be extended from February 15 to March 15, 2025," said Head of BBKSDA NTT Arief Mahmud in Kupang, Friday.

Previously, on January 28, the NTT BBKSDA had temporarily closed the natural tourism area for the same reason, namely bad weather.

The closure was also carried out because at the end of January, there were four visitors who experienced hypothermia. They were then treated at the puskesmas and currently the condition of the four visitors is healthy again.

In addition, previously from September 5 to November 17, 2024, there were six cases of hypothermia in visitors, which was generally caused by the limited equipment brought.

Penutupan ini juga, kata dia, setelah pihaknya memantau perkembangan cuaca melalui laman BMKG https://www.bmkg.go.id/cuaca/prakiraan-cuaca/53.02.12 yang diakses tanggal 13 Februari 2025 pukul 11:54, bahwa kondisi hujan atau minimal berkabut di Kabupaten Kota di Nusa Tenggara Timur serta Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan.

His party also temporarily closed the Mutis TN after coordinating with several relevant agencies in the regions and officers in the field.

The officers informed that the weather conditions are still often rainy and accompanied by wind and fog, it is necessary to watch out for the safety of visitors to the Mutis Timau TN area.

In addition, he said, the team in the field still needed to arrange, clean, and inspect the trekking route, in collaboration with the local volunteer community whose implementation was delayed due to bad weather.