Mount Ruang Masih Siaga, Pemerintah Larang Enter Kampung Pumpente And Laingpatehi

(Photo: dock. BNPB)

JAKARTA - The status of Mount Ruang's volcanic activity is now at level III or "standby" since Monday, April 22 at 09.00 WITA. Previously, Mount Ruang was level IV or "awas". The government of Sitaro Regency, North Sulawesi, has set a ban on Pumpente Village and Laingpatehi Village which are within a radius of 4 km or are at the foot of Mount Ruangan. "The socialization is carried out by the local government by installing signs that inform the prohibition," said Deputy for Equipment Logistics of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Lilik Kurniawan in his statement, Thursday, April 25. The North Sulawesi Provincial BPBD and the Sitaro Regency BPBD use the Biaro Regency Motorboat to directly monitor areas that have been installed with signs. On monitoring from the ship, local residents can still see that they are saving goods from the rest of the eruption. "The “Rambu or a sign that the prohibition is a means of socialization to the public so that they do not enter thempente and Laingptehi villages which are within the radius of disaster-prone areas," said Lilik. The Sitaro Regency Government has formed a refugee data verification team involving relevant regional apparatus organizations and Kapitalau (village heads) to record Sitaro Regency refugees with 14,045 affected people, with details of 6,842 men and 7,044 women. Meanwhile, in the evacuation area, a total of 6,125 people were displaced, with details of 2,943 men and 3,182 women spread across 13 points. "The handling of refugees will then be separated into two parts. Refugees from Ruang Island will be united in one place at the work training center (BLK) building," said Lilik. Refugees from Tagulandang Island are scattered in relatives' homes or are still staying at their homes. The obstacles faced in the evacuation are scattered in the house of relatives or their own house, the roof that has holes due to the ejection of Mount Ruang stone last week.

To date, there have been material losses affected, including 3,331 housing units, 31 worship facilities, 11 office units, 21 educational facilities and 5 health facilities. Meanwhile, the number of houses damaged was 363 units. Currently, the warehouse at the Tagulandang pier has been cleaned and repaired by the warehouse carried out by BPBD and members of the Korem. This warehouse is used to transfer logistical assistance and equipment from the BLK, which was previously a warehouse and will now be prepared for the evacuation site for the inhabitants of Mount Ruangan.