JAKARTA (Antara): Mount Batutara located on Lembata Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), erupted as of March 17, 2007, and is declared off-limit to local fishermen used to transit on the island, a local official said.
The eruption of Mt Batutara was still going on and it would be dangerous for fishermen trying to approach the island for a transit, Head of the National Geology Agency's Volcanic and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) Dr Surono saidThursday.
Mt. Batutara, which is 750 meters above the sea level, is currently on the alert status or the second level, he said.
"Lembata Island has no inhabitants, but it is often used as a transit area by local fishermen," he said.
After receiving information from local fishermen about the eruption of the volcano on March 17, 2007, volcano observation officers tried to approach the island to check the condition of the mountain, which spewed volcanic materials up to 1,500 meters high.
"However, up to now, our staffs could not approach the island at a close distance because of huge waves," he said.
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