The Eruption Of The Lampung Nirwana Crater, Police Urge Residents Not To Panic To Stay Alert

The police and local residents are still on guard at the location of the eruption of the Nirwana crater. (ANTARA/HO/West Lampung Police Public Relations)

The police appealed to residents to remain vigilant and not panic in the face of the eruption of the Nirwana Crater in Suoh and Bandar Negeri Suoh sub-districts, West Lampung.

The Keramikan Crater or better known as the Nirwana crater experienced an eruption on Friday, May 24, 2024 morning at around 08.30 WIB.

"Kawah Keramikan experienced an eruption and there has been an eruption three times this morning. We urge residents not to panic and continue to increase their vigilance. Currently we have coordinated with relevant agencies and reported this incident to the leadership," said West Lampung Police Chief AKBP Ryky Widiya Muharram when contacted from South Lampung, Friday, May 24, confiscated by Antara.

He said the Keramikan Crater, which is the mainstay tourist area of West Lampung Regency, emitted a loud bang, such as the sound of eruptions up to three times and emitting sand material, lahars, and thick smoke, wedus.

"Kramikan's spirit erupted three times this morning. The first eruption took out a kind of sand, the second eruption emitted lahars, and the third eruption, the loudest, emitted thick smoke such as wedus jitter," he said.

The police and related parties are still on guard and monitoring the situation around the eruption.

"At the site the eruption was observed to be normal and conducive, but officers forbade residents not to enter the eruption area and did not approach the location with a radius of one kilometer," he said.