Head Of PVMBG Calls Mount Lewotobi Eruption An Unusual Man, Lontaran Batu Pijar Makes A 5 Meter Hole

Residents saw the remaining material for the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki in Klatanlo Village, Wulangitang District, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Wednesday (6/11/2024)/ANTARA PHOTO/Mega Tokan)

JAKARTA - Head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) of the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Hadi Wijaya called the eruption or eruption of Mount Lewotobi Male in East Flores Regency, NTT, something unusual.

Hadi explained that the eruption that occurred in the volcano had different characteristics, where the type of eruption was an explosive eruption that threw incandescent stones.

"Earlier we saw a hole up to 13 meters in diameter, with a depth of up to 5 meters," he said, telling the impact caused by the eruption.

On another impact, continued Hadi, there was also a school that was destroyed by being bombarded with objects originating from inside the earth's stomach.

"Why was the school destroyed? I think it's like Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta, which collapsed due to the thickness of volcanic ash, but this is not. This is because of the eruption of incandescent stones, so that it was able to form a hole up to 5 meters earlier, this is extraordinary," he explained.

According to Hadi, the incident had never existed in Mount Lewotobi, a man before, so this was beyond expectations.

Therefore, he said that his party would conduct an in-depth analysis and study regarding what actually happened on the mountain.

He said PVMBG had an bumi expert who would soon conduct research on the mountain.

"So, we have a team that we build in a complete and comprehensive manner to be able to do our best," said Hadi Wijaya.

The large eruption of Mount Lewotobi Male occurred on November 3, 2024 at 23.57 WITA. This eruption resulted in an increase in the status of the mountain from Level III (Alert) to Level IV (Alert).