Pandeglang Fishermen Are Prohibited From Approaching The Active Vicinity Of Anak Krakatau

JAKARTA - The Regent of Pandeglang, Irna Narulita asked fishermen not to approach the Mount Anak Krakatau area following an increase in seismic activity and it is quite dangerous. from Antara. The seismic activity of Mount Anak Krakatau is now at Alert Level III from Alert Level II. With the increase in the Alert status of Mount Anak Krakatau, fishermen are of course asked not to approach the eruption area of Mount Anak Krakatau.

Coastal communities must also remain vigilant because the coast of Pandeglang Beach is in the tsunami red zone. However, at this time the coastal conditions are relatively normal and traders continue to carry out selling activities as usual. Likewise, hotel and villa owners operate and accept recreational tourists on the coast of Pandeglang Beach. "We hope that in the month of Ramadan there will be no disaster caused by the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau," hoped Irna Narulita.

Meanwhile, Head of the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Eko Budi Lelono, in a press conference on the alertness of Mount Anak Krakatau, stated that the mountain may form a new body after the 2018 eruption. During an eruption, material that has accumulated to form the body can be ejected up to a radius of 5 kilometers.

It was stated that the material avalanche that occurred during the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau could form a potential tsunami as happened in 2018. "Perhaps now if we compare it with that year, the volume is not that big, and also from a morphological point of view, it's not as steep," he said. Eko Budi Lelono.