Sumber Wuluh Residents Clean Semeru Eruption Material

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LUMAJANG - Residents work together to clean up cold lava material from the eruption of Mount Semeru that has buried houses and roads in Kamar Kasang Hamlet, Sumberwuluh Village, Candipuro District, Lumajang, East Java.

Cold lava flood occurred on Tuesday, December 7 evening when heavy rains hit the area. The thickness of the deposited material ranges from one to two meters.

Some houses appear to be covered with eruptive material up to half the walls. In fact, smoke can still be seen rising from the burning plants.

The joint apparatus, assisted by residents, worked together to evacuate, create a flow of water to reduce the flow of water that had pooled in the hamlet, and then cleaned up the mud that covered the roads and residents' houses.

Heavy equipment dredged the road covered with material and made it like a new river in the middle of the village.

Previously, heavy rains flushed settlements in the area around Mount Semeru, including in the area of Sumberwuluh Village, Candipuro District, on Tuesday, December 7, at around 19.00 WIB.

The heavy rain brought eruptive material in the form of sand from the top of Mount Semeru to residential areas.

On Saturday, December 4, the afternoon of Mount Semeru increased, releasing hot clouds and impacting the area around the 3,676-meter-high mountain above sea level.

Hundreds of residents were forced to flee to various safe places to escape the hot clouds on the highest volcano on the island of Java.