Antara News, Thursday, September 2, 2010 21:56 WIB
Medan, N Sumatra (ANTARA News) - The local people who live in the down stream of rivers that run down from the slopes of Mt Sinabung in Tanah Karo district, North Sumatra, are warned of possible lava floods.
"We issue this warning to the locals because of late rain often falls around the slopes of Mount Sinabung, which erupted early last Sunday," Iman K Sinulingga of the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, said here on Thursday.
He said that Mount Sinabung was still in its Level IV alert status so that his side recommended several matters for refugees and the Karo regional government.
Sinulingga said that residents who stayed and had activities within a radius of 6 km from Mt Sinabung`s crater should be evacuated to safer places.
If there is ash rain residents should use face masks and cover their water tanks which they use for drinking water.
"Residents are asked to remain patient in following the instructions of the task forces because Mt Sinabung`s nature of eruption and activities is not recognized. Task forces and local government should continue to coordinate in the field," he said.
In the meantime, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s second stage assistance has been handed over by the National Disaster Mitigating Agency (BNPP) deputy head for logistics affairs, Samijan, to the Tanah Karo district head.
In the meantime the second stage assistance was handed over by BNPB deputy for logistics affairs, Samijan, to the Tana Karo district head DD Sinulingga.
The second assistance consisted of 8,500 blankets, 1,000 pieces of mats, 500 pieces of rolling tents, 3,000 cartons of noodles, 2,000 cartons of promina milk and 200 dozens of female underwear.
The assistance also included 500 cartons of napkins, 3,000 packages of medicines, 600 liters of cooking oil, 120 kg of salted fish ad 850 kg of sugar.
Samijan in his address said that the handing over of the assistance constitute the government`s attention to the refugees who were staying in emergency tents.
"We hope this assistance would be used as well as possible for the need of evacuees," Samijan said.
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