Jakarta Globe, SP/Rully Satriadi, Sep 13, 2014
Jakarta. Mount Lokon erupted on Saturday early morning in North Sulawesi, sending a column of ash 600 meters into the air and prompting local authorities to set up an exclusion zone around the volcano.
Photo of erupting Mount Lokon via BeritaSatu. |
Jakarta. Mount Lokon erupted on Saturday early morning in North Sulawesi, sending a column of ash 600 meters into the air and prompting local authorities to set up an exclusion zone around the volcano.
“The
eruption must be monitored closely because… the ash fell on the eastern part of
the mountain, Mandolang, Tombariri and East Tombariri district in Minahasa, and
Manado has also been affected,” local resident Feri Rismawan said on Saturday.
In
Malalayang, a subdistrict of the provincial capital of Manado, people wore
facemasks to protect themselves from the respiratory effects of the ash.
Minahasa
district head, Jantje Sajow, said the government had advised people not to
venture outside without a mask. The local disaster management agency followed
this up by distributing masks free of charge, while the local government set up
a 2.5-kilometer radius around the crater which local people were not allowed to
cross.
The
1,580-meter Mount Lokon is one of Indonesia’s more active volcanos. It
erupted in 1991, killing a Swiss tourist.
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