Mount Lewotobi NTT Men Back Eruption, Embezzling Volcanic Ash As High As 600 Billion

JAKARTA - Mount Lewotobi Male in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) erupted again on Friday, March 14 at 17.02 WITA with a duration of about 47 seconds.

"The height of the ash column was observed at approximately 600 meters above the peak or approximately 2,184 meters above sea level," said Mount Lewotobi Male Volcano Observation Post (PGA) officer Herman Yosef Mboro in a written report received in Labuan Bajo, Friday, March 14, confiscated by Antara.

Herman said the ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity leaning towards the north and northeastern. This eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 29.6 mm.

Previously, three eruptions were also recorded on Friday, March 14, the observation period from 06.00 WITA to 12.00 WITA.

"Three eruptions were observed with a height of 800 meters and gray smoke," he said.

Three eruptions or eruptions of Mount Lewotobi The man was recorded on a seismogram with an amplitude of 4.4 mm to 14.8 mm with a duration of 51 seconds to 57 seconds.

He said that currently the status of Mount Lewotobi Men is still at level III or standby.

Therefore, his party issued a recommendation by urging the community around Mount Lewotobi Men and visitors or tourists not to carry out any activities within a five-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Male and sectoral Southwest - North - Northeast as far as six km.

The public is also advised to be calm and follow the direction of local governments and not to believe in issues whose sources are unclear.

In addition, the people around Mount Lewotobi Male are advised to be aware of the potential for rain lava flooding in rivers that originate at the top of Mount Lewotobi Men in the event of high-intensity rain.

"People affected by the ash rain of Mount Lewotobi Men wear masks or nose coverings to avoid the danger of volcanic ash in the respiratory system," he said.