Communities With A Distance Of 5 KM Center For The Eruption Of Mount Lewotobi Asked To Evacuate

Mount Lewotobi Men-Laki In NTT (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Geological Agency expanded the recommendation distance of Mount Lewotobi Male located in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, to avoid the threat of eruption hazards in the form of volcanic ash and incandescent lava. "The community did not carry out any activity within a radius of 5 kilometers from the eruption center and sectoral 6 kilometers in the north to north to north of the sea were asked to evacuate," said Geological Agency Acting Officer Muhammad Wafid quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, January 17. Previously, the Geological Agency recommended the public not to carry out activities within a radius of 4 kilometers from the eruption center and sectoral 5 kilometers to the northwest to the north and north. Wafid asked the public to remain calm and follow the direction of the local government and did not believe the issues were unclear. On January 16, 2024, at 20.58 WITA, Mount Lewotobi The man erupted again ejecting volcanic ash as high as 600 meters above the peak. The ash column was white to thick gray tilted towards the north and north. The eruption was accompanied by incandescent lava avalanches to the southwest as far as 2 kilometers from the eruption center. Lewotobi Hamlet which has a height of 1,584 meters above sea level is a twin volcano located in the southeastern part of Flores Island.

The active volcano consists of two peaks, namely Mount Lewotobi Male and Mount Lewotobi Perempuan. The Geological Agency through the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) monitors visually and instrumentally the Mount from the observation post located in Pululura Village, Wulanggitang District, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.