Want To See Incandescent Lava Semburan, Swedish Caucasian Camp At The Slope Of Mount Lewotobi Asked To Leave

The joint SAR team found two foreigners from Sweden who wanted to camp on the lava route of Mount Lewotobi Laki, in Nukolen NTT (ANTARA).

The joint FLORES - Search and Rescue Team (SAR) directed two foreign nationals not to camp in the red zone of the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Male, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The two foreigners from Sweden were found to build a tent in the area that is the lava flow route in Nu Selokolen, Ile Bura District, on Wednesday evening January 17th. "We found that there are two foreigners who are already in an area that is thought to be hot lava lanes or volcanic material, whereas it is very dangerous because the area must be vacated and no activity is allowed," said the Commander of the Maumere Basarnas Team for the Eruption Disaster of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, Riswan Dwiputra, quoted, Thursday 18 January. From the information obtained by the joint SAR Team, two male foreigners named Alex (34) and Hening (38) have built a complete tent with cooking utensils and sleeping mats. When found in night patrol activities, the two men had just finished building a tent and were about to sleep. Heating was not wearing clothes when visited by SAR team personnel. "They were grateful that the two foreigners wanted to camp there because they saw the area was quite good enough to camp and build a volcanic view," said Riswan. After finding the two men, the joint SAR team explained about the condition of the area they made the location of camping. Riswan said that the area was a red zone and there was no prohibition of carrying out any activity. "We communicate that this area must be clear because the red lane that has been declared no activity," said Riswan. He is grateful that the two foreigners understand the information submitted by the SAR team. The officers also waited for the seven affected villages to dismantle the tent and escort them towards the main road. Both foreigners were advised to go to Konga or Larantuka as a safe point. "They had asked which areas were roughly declared clear for camping, so we directed them to leave and we escorted them to the Maumere-Lararantu highway," he said. Riswan stated the commitment of the joint SAR team to conduct patrols and ensured residents of the seven affected villages had complied with the recommendations for the ban that had been issued by the PVMBG.

He also hopes that there will be a guard post in Nobo Village, Ile Bura District, so that there will be no more activities in and out of the village, both for the community and tourists. "There should have been a post so that no one will be active because it's a vulnerable area," he hoped.