Mount Merapi Erupts, Ganjar Pranowo And Tawangmangu Santri Pray Together

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SEMARANG - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and students (santri) at the Isy Karima Islamic Boarding School, Tawangmangu, Karanganyar Regency, held a joint prayer for the safety of the community around Mount Semeru.

The joint prayer for the Mount Semeru community was led by the Chairperson of the Isy Karima Islamic Boarding School Foundation, Ustad Syihabudin Abdul Muiz, while hundreds of students were present, including Governor Ganjar, agreed to the prayer.

"O Allah, today Mount Semeru erupts, hopefully, it is not a bad sign for us because you are angry with our nation. Make this calamity a reminder for us to get closer to You. O Allah, make all the mountains friendly to us, don't You threw up lava and all the fire that is on earth at us. O Allah, cool it, O Allah, calm it, O Allah, calm it," said Ustad Syihabudin, quoted by Antara, Saturday, December 4.

Met after a joint prayer, Ganjar and the entire Central Java community, especially the students at the Isy Karima Islamic Boarding School, prayed for all the people around Mount Semeru so that they would always be healthy, strong, and steadfast.

"God willing, we are ready to help, together with the students we prayed, hopefully, this is part of our expression of how we care for each other, we are ready to help and pray for each other. We prayed that hopefully, the brothers around Mount Semeru are always healthy, strong, and resilient," he said.

Asked whether the impact of the eruption of Mount Semeru had reached Central Java, Ganjar admitted that he had not received a report, but usually, the Central Java BPBD was always actively communicating.

"Until now, BPBD friends are in communication. Usually, events that for example enlarge later, the communication will be established. Until today, I have not received any reports of the impact reaching Central Java," he said.

Mount Semeru, which has a height of 3,676 meters above sea level, was reported to have increased activity and then erupted accompanied by hot clouds of avalanches and rain of volcanic ash on Saturday, November 4 at around 15.20 western Indonesia time.