Chronology Of 4 Trucks Trapped In Semeru Rain Floods, Drivers Are Safe

A number of dump trucks were trapped by the cold lava of Mount Semeru in the Regoyo watershed, Jugosari Village, Candipuro District, Sunday (3/3/2024). (ANTARA)

Four sand mining trucks in Lumajang, East Java, were restrained due to the lava flood of Mount Semeru when they were about to follow the Leprak River flow route on Sunday afternoon. The four truck drivers managed to get out of the cabin and rescue themselves. The lava flood occurred at around 25.00 p.m., after the peak area of Mount Semeru was hit by heavy rain. Lahar flood material in the form of sand and rocks hit four trucks in the Leprak River, Jugosari Village, Candipuro District. Two trucks were even overturned due to the swift flow of the flood. The four trucks will initially cross the lava flow route after transporting the sand. However, due to long queues of trucks, trucks in the last row were hit by heavy lava floods. "It is true that there are four dump trucks belonging to sand miners trapped by the cold lava flow of Mount Semeru," said the Head of the Prevention and Logistics Division of the Lumajang Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Wawan Hadi when confirmed by ANTARA, Sunday, February 3. According to him, there were no casualties in the incident of the trapped sand mining truck in the cold lava stream of Mount Semeru, however, the four vehicles were reversed and damaged due to the swiftness of the cold lava current. "The Lumajang BPBD has coordinated with the Jugosari Village apparatus. We urge sand miners to stay away from the cold lava flow of Mount Semeru when it rains flushed in the local area," he said. He explained the four drivers of the vehicle, namely Ulum, Rosid, Bonang, and Imam, are in a safe condition because they were already outside the vehicle when the four trucks were hit by heavy lava floods. cold Semeru.

"We constantly give appeals to sand miners who work along the watersheds through which the cold lava of Semeru passes to increase their vigilance during high rainfall for their safety," he said. Meanwhile, the lava flood of Mount Semeru occurred after the peak of the mountain was hit by high-intensity rain. Floods also hit several lava streams ranging from Besuk Kobokan to Besuk Sat.