His 1 Ton Cow Was Auctioned, MPR Chairman: Donated To Victims Of Mount Lewotobi

Chairman of the MPR RI Ahmad Muzani at the Cattle Contest and Expo held by the Indonesian Cattle Breeders and Breeders Association in Central Lampung Regency, Lampung Province, Saturday (16/11/2024). (ANTARA/HO-MPR RI)

JAKARTA - The Limousine-type cow weighing more than 1 ton purchased by the Chairman of the MPR RI Ahmad Muzani is around Rp. 100 million auctioned. The proceeds from the auction will be donated to victims of the eruption of Mount Lewotobi in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

The cow was sold for IDR 250 million by Lampung gubernatorial candidate Rahmat Mirzani Djausal at the Cattle Contest and Expo held by the Indonesian Cattle Breeders and Breeders Association in Central Lampung Regency, Lampung Province, Saturday.

"I will donate all funds worth Rp250 million to the victims of the Mount Lewotobi Male eruption in East Nusa Tenggara," said Muzani in a statement in Jakarta.

"The distribution of this humanitarian fund will later go through Baznas for people in NTT who are affected by the disaster there," he added.

Previously, Muzani had also auctioned her PO-type cattle weighing 950 kg and managed to sell them at a price of Rp250 million.

Not only that, Muzani has also auctioned a limousine-type cow weighing 1.1 tons worth Rp500 million to people who are victims of the cold lava disaster in West Sumatra.

Meanwhile, based on reports per six hours by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), the Geological Agency, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) of Mount Lewotobi, the man who has a height of 1,584 meters above sea level is at Level IV (Awas) Status.

In observations on Saturday at 00.00 WITA to 06.00 WITA, visual observations showed the volcano covered in 0-I fog until it was covered in fog 0-II. Observed the smoke from the main crater was gray with a high thick intensity of about 1,500-2,000 meters from the summit.

For seismic observations, there was one earthquake with an amplitude of 7.4 mm and an earthquake of 80 seconds long, three earthquake gusts with an amplitude of 5.9-14.8 mm, and a long earthquake of 32-98 seconds, one low frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 5.9 mm, and a long earthquake of 33 seconds and one tremor earthquake with an amplitude of 3.7-4.4 mm, dominant 3.7 mm.

Meanwhile, based on data from refugees from the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Male from the East Flores Regency Government, there are six Field Posts (Poslap) of Refugees in the area.

As of Friday (15/11) at 20.00 WITA, 1,825 refugees were recorded in Poslap Konga, 764 refugees at the Bokang Poslap, 1,669 refugees at the Lewolaga Poslap, 1,046 refugees at the Eputobi Puslap, 690 refugees at the Kobasoma Postlap and 394 refugees at the Ile Gerong Postlap.