Despite The Small-Scale Earthquake, BPBD Calls Dieng Plateau Safe Tourists

The Chief Executive of the Wonosobo Regency Disaster Management Agency, Bambang Triyono. ANTARA/HO - BPBD Wonosobo Regency

WONOSOBO - Dieng Plateau on the border of Banjarnegara Regency and Wonosobo Regency in Central Java, is still safe for tourists to visit even though the status of the volcano in this area is declared vigilant. "The principle for the Dieng Plateau is safe for tourists to visit, but remain careful and vigilant," said Head of the Wonosobo Regency Disaster Management Agency Bambang Triyono in Wonosobo, Antara, Monday, January 16. Based on records from the Dieng Volcano Monitoring officers, there are still small-scale earthquakes in the Dieng Plateau. "There are still earthquakes with a small scale, so there are some that are not felt by local residents," he said. He mentioned that there were several monitoring points for the Dieng Volcano, namely Sileri Crater and Timbang Crater in the Banjarnegara Regency area. Then there is the Sikendang Crater in Telagawarna entering the Wonosobo Regency area. Based on the results of coordination monitoring with the Dieng Volcano Monitoring Center, he said the status in the Dieng Plateau is still alert or level II, meaning that there has been no decline because every day there are still movements. "Alhamdulillah, for Sikendang Crater, the results of the monitoring and the graph we read earlier are still in normal condition, meaning calm, for that we still appeal to the public and tourists to be careful and vigilant," he said.