BMKG Asks Residents Who After Mount Anak Krakatau Has Level 3 Status

Mount Anak Krakatau (GAK) in the Sunda Strait erupts/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Head of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati appealed to all business managers and local governments as well as the public to be on alert after Mount Anak Krakatau (GAK) has Level 3. night, saying this doesn't mean it's time to evacuate or emergency phase, but to be ready to prepare for evacuation to face the worst possible situation. local government, to the community that they are starting to be ready. Which means, for example, already preparing and evacuating, preparing evacuation sites to check, because if it hasn't been used for a long time, last 2018, the signs may have disappeared," said Dwikorita, quoted by Antara. According to him, in this case the Agency The local Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) needs to reinstall evacuation and shelter signs that are not clearly visible to the public. Then to prepare a communication network, even though the equipment to monitor the activities of Anak Krakatau is sophisticated. Because without this network, the delivery of information will be hampered. Currently, BMKG and a number of institutions are preparing a satellite VSAT for communication networks in the event of a disaster due to the activities of Anak Krakatau. Not only that, Dwikorita also reminded the importance of preparing electricity for the delivery of early warning information. This is very important, this must also be checked together. We suggest that maybe there is a joint rehearsal or a joint table top exercise," he said.

Dwikorita hopes that from this preparation, the community can anticipate a disaster when the activity of Mount Anak Krakatau begins to increase, and the information provided at this time can be continued with preparations in the field. level 3 on GAK activities. Following the increase in GAK activities, BMKG together with PVMBG, the Geological Agency under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources continues to monitor the development of GAK activities and sea level in the Sunda Strait. The community is asked not to be provoked by irresponsible issues, then to ensure information only sourced from PVMBG, Geological Agency and BMKG as well as BPBD. The public is advised to increase preparedness and by still paying attention to information from the authorities, namely BMKG, Geological Agency and National Disaster Management Agency. There are four levels of status of volcanoes in Indonesia, namely Normal (Level 1), Wa alert (Level 2), Alert (Level 3) and Caution (Level 4).