Residents Of The Foot Of Mount Lewotolok Asked To Be Alert To The Lontar Of The Pijar Meterial

KUPANG - An officer of the Mount Ile Lewotolok Monitoring Post, Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, asked residents around the foot of the mountain to be aware of the ejection of incandescent material due to the eruption of the mountain.

"We urge the community around the foot of the mountain to be aware of the ejection of Mount Ile Lewotolok's incandescent material," said Mount Ile Lewotolok Monitoring Post Officer reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 2.

This was conveyed in connection with the development of the eruption of Mount Ile Lewotolok in Lembata Regency, which is currently called the intensity of the eruption is getting higher.

Based on the results of monitoring, the ejection of incandescent material can reach one kilometer, so not only residents, but climbers are also advised to monitor the recommendations issued by PVBMG.

"Because the incandescent material spreads in all directions so that residents must be vigilant," said the officer

Meanwhile, the Head of the Volcano Center and the Land Movement of Nusra Arios Ghele Radja said that currently the monitoring data, both seismic and deformation, is still sloping, so it cannot be used as a benchmark to increase the status of the mountain.

Currently, the activity level of Mount Ile Lewotolok is still at Level II or Alert. Activities are currently still dominant for surface activity in the form of gusts and eruptions.

Deformation measurements also show that there is no inflation against the volcanic body. The booms and roars are normal in the volcano which is still in the eruption phase.

"The shock wave or shockwave when the volcanic eruption is caused by a very large and fast energy release into the atmosphere, resulting in a pressure wave that moves beyond the speed of sound," he said.

One of the main causes of the shock waves in volcanic eruptions is due to gas pressure that is dissolved in magma.

When the pressure of this gas exceeds the strength of the cover rock around the magma bag, there was an explosion that created a shock wave that spread rapidly.

"Stay calm and always follow the recommendations from PVMBG. We will continue to update and evaluate every development of Mount Lewotolok activity," he said.