Lumajang: Disaster Officer Indonesia Death toll rises in eruption of Mt. Semeru By 13 a.m. on Sunday, rescue teams working through the night had rescued 10 people from the rubble.
The sudden eruption of Java’s tallest mountain took locals by surprise on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to flee a path of destruction and forcing hundreds of families into temporary shelters.
It covered at least 11 villages in Lumajang district in volcanic ash, submerged homes, crushed livestock and left some evacuees covered in mosques.
Dramatic footage shows Semeru pumping a mushroom of ash into the sky, trying to avoid the screams of residents of a nearby village.
“The death toll now stands at 13. Rescuers find more bodies,” the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (NDA) said.BNPB) Spokesperson Abdulli seal told AFP over the phone.
Muhri said that 10 people trapped in the surrounding areas in Lumajang in East Java province were rescued.
The BNPB said in a press release that at least 57 people were injured in the blast, of whom 41 suffered burns.
The agency has sent aid, including food, tarpaulins, face masks and body bags, to the shelters.
Semeru’s alert status remains at its second highest level since its last major eruption in December 2020, which forced thousands to flee and cover villages.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where continental plates meet with high volcanic and seismic activity.
The Southeast Asian archipelago nation has about 130 active volcanoes.
At the end of 2018. a volcano in the strait between Java and Sumatra The islands exploded, causing underwater landslides and a tsunami that killed more than 400 people.
The sudden eruption of Java’s tallest mountain took locals by surprise on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to flee a path of destruction and forcing hundreds of families into temporary shelters.
It covered at least 11 villages in Lumajang district in volcanic ash, submerged homes, crushed livestock and left some evacuees covered in mosques.
Dramatic footage shows Semeru pumping a mushroom of ash into the sky, trying to avoid the screams of residents of a nearby village.
“The death toll now stands at 13. Rescuers find more bodies,” the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (NDA) said.BNPB) Spokesperson Abdulli seal told AFP over the phone.
Muhri said that 10 people trapped in the surrounding areas in Lumajang in East Java province were rescued.
The BNPB said in a press release that at least 57 people were injured in the blast, of whom 41 suffered burns.
The agency has sent aid, including food, tarpaulins, face masks and body bags, to the shelters.
Semeru’s alert status remains at its second highest level since its last major eruption in December 2020, which forced thousands to flee and cover villages.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where continental plates meet with high volcanic and seismic activity.
The Southeast Asian archipelago nation has about 130 active volcanoes.
At the end of 2018. a volcano in the strait between Java and Sumatra The islands exploded, causing underwater landslides and a tsunami that killed more than 400 people.
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