Luncur Lava Memendek Distance, Warga Lereng Gunung Karangetang Diizinkan Pulang

SULUT - Residents of the slopes of Mount Karangetang in Bolo Hamlet, East Siau District who survive in refugee barracks are allowed to temporarily return home.

Volcanic activity of Mount Karangetang had increased accompanied by the emergence of hot clouds.

"They have been allowed to go home but only for a while. That's information from volcanic observation officers," said Head of Logistics and Emergency Division of the Sitaro Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Sonny Belseran in Manado, North Sulawesi (Sulut), Saturday, July 15, confiscated by Antara.

According to Sitaro, the reason why residents of Bolo Hamlet were allowed to return home was because the sliding distance of lava avalanches was decreasing.

"So starting today they are allowed to go home, but once again for a while," he said.

If, there is an increase in the sliding distance of lava avalanches so that it is closer to settlements, then evacuation steps will be carried out again.

"We continue to coordinate with the volcanic observation post officers related to the activities of Mount Karangetang. If it endangers the sliding distance, evacuation steps will be taken," he said.

Previously, as many as 17 residents or nine families of Bolo Hamlet, Tarorane Village, East Siau District, Sitaro Islands Regency, North Sulawesi, were evacuated to the Bukit Barun Church due to hot clouds falling from Mount Karangetang.

Hot clouds of avalanche occurred on Monday, July 10 at 07.58 WITA and at 08.50 WITA with a sliding distance of two kilometers towards Kali Kahetang or the southeast sector.