4th Day Of Fire On Mount Merbabu, BNPB Deploys Water Bombing Helicopter

Mount Merbabu Fire/ Photo: Doc. BNPB

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) will prepare a Water Bombing (WB) helicopter to handle forest and land fires (karthutla) in the Mount Merbabu National Park which have not been extinguished since Friday, October 27.

"Seeing the results of today's assessment, BNPB has prepared 1 unit of WB helicopter for Merbabu," said Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari in a short message to VOI, Monday, October 30.

He revealed, based on temporary data reports as of Sunday 29 October, the area of ​​land burned reached 489.07 hectares.

The burned land covers the Sokowulu and Ngaduman hamlets in Getasan, Semarang Regency.

Syarif Peak and Suwanting Peak in Sawangan, Magelang Regency.

Furthermore, land in Boyolali Regency was monitored on a small scale. Sabana 2, which is in the Selo area, Boyolali, is still safe.

"(Meanwhile) 91 people consisting of parents and children took refuge in Batur Village Hall, Getasan District, Semarang Regency, with details of 47 people from Gedong Hamlet and 44 people from Ngaduman Hamlet, Getasan District," he said.

"Others took refuge in family homes and some chose not to leave the house," he continued

Apart from that, the joint team also created a public kitchen for the needs of people affected by the fire.

"Food logistics, mattresses, filter masks and portable oxygen," he concluded.