Hot Clouds Of Mount Merapi Glides For 3,000 Meters

JAKARTA - Mount Merapi on the border of Central Java Province and Yogyakarta Special Region launched hot clouds of avalanches with a sliding distance of 3,000 meters to the southwest on Tuesday. Head of the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center (BPPTKG) Hanik Humaida in his official statement in Yogyakarta, Tuesday. said the hot cloud avalanche occurred at 05:58 WIB. "The hot cloud avalanche was recorded on the seismogram with an amplitude of 45 mm and a duration of 214 seconds," he said, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, August 10. Based on temporary data collected by BPPTKG as of 08.30 WIB, the light ash rain poured down a number of villages in Magelang Regency, namely Sengi Village, Paten Village, Dukun District, Wonolelo Village, Banyuroto Village (Sawangan District), Tlogorejo Village, Tirto Village, Lebak Village (Grabag District), and Dasih Village (Pakis District). Guran was observed again at 06.43 WIB with a sliding distance of 2,500 meters to the southwest, a maximum amplitude of 36 meters, and a duration of 161 seconds.

During the observation period at 00.00-06.00 WIB, incandescent lava avalanches were also observed 27 times sliding from Mount Merapi with a maximum distance of 500-2,000 meters to the southwest. Although hot clouds avalanche reached 3,000 meters, according to Hanik, recommendations for potential hazard areas have not yet been made. "There has been no change in recommendations. The potential hazard areas are still the same," he said. Until now, BPPTKG still maintains the status of Mount Merapi at level III or alert. southwest which includes the Yellow River, Boyong, Bedog, Krasak, Bebeng, and Putih. When an eruption occurs, the ejection of volcanic material from Mount Merapi is estimated to be able to reach an area within a radius of three kilometers from the top of the mountain.