Mount Lewotobi Men Erupt 12 Times, Embedding Abu Capai 1,500 Meters

Doc. Eruption of Mount Lewotobi Male-Laki in Wulanggitang District. BETWEEN/Mega Tokan

NTT - Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) noted that Mount Lewotobi Male in East Flores erupted 12 times in six hours throughout Sunday 14 January.

PVMBG through the Lewotobi Laki Volcano Monitoring Post Officer, Yosef S Mboro, said the results of the monitoring were from 12.00 to 18.00 WITA. Vomitting a column of ash up to 1,500 meters from the top of the mountain with gray smoke.

"Alert 12 eruptions with a height of 1,000 to 1,500 meters of ash column," he said in a written report, Sunday, January 14, was confiscated by Antara.

In addition, based on observations of the monitoring post, there were also three hot clouds of avalanches with a sliding distance of 1,000 meters to the North and Northeast of the mountain.

In addition, avalanches were also observed with a sliding distance of 1,500 to 2,000 meters leading to the Northeast. In addition, hot clouds of avalanches to the North of the Northeast were also observed as far as 1,000 meters.

"A total of 11 avalanches occurred at the top of the mountain with an amplitude of 14.8-43.6 millimeters with a duration of 27 to 37 seconds," he said.

Based on the level of activity, Mount Lewotobi Male is now at Level IV or Alert, so PVMBG then issued a number of recommendations.

Some recommendations are that people around mountains and visitors and tourists do not carry out any activities within a 4 km radius of the mountain's eruption center and sectoral 5 km to the Northwest-North and Northeast.

In addition, if there is an eruption and ash rain, people are advised to stay indoors, and if they are outside the house, they are advised to use the nose, mouth (mask) and eyes (glasses).

People around Mount Lewotobi are also advised to be aware of the potential for cold lava flooding in rivers that originate at the top of the mountain in the event of high intensity rain.

"People should be calm and follow the direction of the local government and do not believe in issues whose sources are unclear," he concluded.