Residents Of Jambi And South Solok Who Are Near Mount Kerinci Are Advised To Wear A Cegah Hirup Ash Mask

Mount Kerinci via Jambi. (ANTARA)

JAMBI - Residents around Mount Kerinci were asked to be aware of volcanic ash after the mountain in West Sumatra (West Sumatra) erupted on Wednesday, January 11 morning.

Officers of the Kerinci Volcano Observation Post, Irwan Syafwan, said the appeal was especially for residents in the Pelompek, Kerinci, Jambi, and Kubang Gajah areas, South Solok, West Sumatra.

"If you look at the direction of the ash column, it tends to the northeast and east. People in the areas of Pelompek, Kerinci, Jambi to Kubang Gajah, South Solok, West Sumatra, are wary of volcanic ash," said Irwan when contacted in Padang Aro, West Sumatra, Wednesday 11 January, confiscated by Antara.

"If volcanic ash does reach the Pelompek area to the Kubang Gajah area, we urge the public to wear masks because volcanic ash can have an impact on health," he continued.

Mount Kerinci, which is located between Kerinci Regency, Jambi and South Solok Regency, West Sumatra, erupted on Wednesday morning at around 05:46 WIB.

According to Irwan, the mountain with a height of 3,805 meters above sea level (masl) emits a column of ash with a height of about 900 meters above the peak (8,705 m above sea level).

The ash column is observed to be gray with thick intensity leaning towards the northeast and east. This eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 3 mm and a temporary duration of 8 minutes 20 seconds.

He added that seismic recordings were recorded by continuous tremors. Eruption is still ongoing when reports are being made.

Because the mountain, which is at Level II (Alert) status, experienced an eruption, people around the mountain and visitors / tourists are not allowed to climb the crater within a radius of 3 km from the active crater (the public is prohibited from doing activities within the danger radius / KRB III).

It is better if flight routes around Mount Kerinci are avoided because at any time they still have the potential for ash eruptions with heights that could disrupt flight routes.*