The National Disaster Mitigation Agency has warned that seven volcanoes, including Anak Krakatau, above, are on alert statuses. (Reuters Photo) |
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The
National Disaster Mitigation Agency has warned that seven volcanoes located
across the archipelago are on alert statuses. The agency said it has prepared
measures for the worst-case scenarios and officials met on Saturday to discuss
the measures, said agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugrowo.
The seven
volcanoes are Papandayan Mountain in West Java, Karangetang and Lokon in North
Sulawesi, Ijen in East Java, Gamalama in North Maluku, Anak Krakatau in Lampung
and Lewotolo in East Nusa Tenggara.
Sutopo said
the agency was closely monitoring each volcano, and that mitigation measures
varied in each region because of the different characteristics of the volcanos
and the territories.
However, he
said, in general, the agency has planned evacuation routes, sites for refugees,
logistics supplies, machinery and volunteer mapping.
“The plan
is standardized, but we keep renewing it to adjust to current conditions. For
Papandayan, we have a done dry-run three times so the people could get used to
the measures,” he said.
On Friday,
Lokon Mountain erupted, spewing volcanic ash up to 1,500 meters high, but it
had calmed down by Saturday morning and people living near the mountain were
not evacuated. In North Maluku, some 296 people remain in refugee shelters in
Dufa-Dufa following Mount Gamalama’s last eruption in early December.
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