Volcanic Eruption of Agung Mount

MANADO, ZONAUTARA.com – Volcanic eruptions from Agung Mount, Bali, Indonesia, is increase. The level of eruption increases from phreatic to magnetic.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, Head of Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency, said the ash, explosive eruption, and a little sound rang out to 12 km from the summit.

“Anticipating all the possibilities risks of disaster, the Center of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation has decided the status of Agung Mount from standby (level 3) to alert or beware (level 4) starting from Monday (27/11/2017) at 06.00 Wita,” said Sutopo .

Beware status is the highest status in volcano. Mount Agung observation post in Rendang District, Karangasem Regency, reported visually.

Medium pressure crater smoke is observed in gray with a thick intensity and height of 2,500-3000 meters (M) above the top of the crater. Highest eruption 3000 m and gray smoke color. And Visible light rays. Non continuous harmonic tremor amplitudes 1 – 10 mm (dominant of 1 – 2 mm).

“People around Mount Agung, climbers, visitors or tourists to avoid any activities in the Estimated Hazard Zone inside the crater area of ​​Mount Agung and in all areas within a radius of 8 km from the crater of Mount Agung,” he said.

Sutomo said, the hazard prediction zone is dynamic and continues, they are still evaluated. It can be changed any time by following the most recent observations.

“People who are within a radius of 8 km and 10 km of expansion are urged to evacuate. Some people have evacuate independently, since Saturday (25/11/2017), he concluded.

Editor: Eva Aruperes