We immediately used an emergency aid team to immediately be at the affected location to offer technical assistance
Jakarta (Antara) – The emergency aid team of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources left for the location of the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Male, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, to offer support and help for victims’ disaster management.
“We immediately used an emergency aid team to immediately be at a hit to offer technical assistance,” said head of the geological agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Muhammad Wafid, when Antara from Jakarta is confirmed this Wednesday.
The technical assistance that must be carried out by the emergency aid team includes direct technical assistance to the local government and guaranteeing validation and updating volcanic monitoring data in real time.
The team also offers technical recommendations for visual data-based disaster, seismic and distortion, and offers support to volcanic observers on Mount Lewotobi Men’s Observation Post in Pululera village when increasing the capacity of field monitoring.
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In addition, to anticipate things that are not desirable, Wafid asks the community and tourists not to perform activities in a radius of 7 km from the eruption center and in the sectoral 8 km southwest of the sea and are aware of the potential for lava floods, especially when heavy rainfall is in the peak of the peak of the peak of the peak of the peak of the Berg of the Berg of the Berg of the Berg.
Local governments and related authorities are advised to continue to coordinate intensive coordination with PVMBG and observation after the Lewotobi -man mountain, and the public active socialization with regard to the condition of volcanoes and danger zones.
Earlier, the geological freedom of choice of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources increased the status of the Lewotobi -Mainly volcano to level IV (AWAS) from the previous level III (Alert) from Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 15.00 Wita, after an increase in seismic data that is considerably attached.
The eruption then took place on Tuesday (18-8-2025) on 17.35 West Indonesia time and spray the Asholom up to 10,000 meters from the top of the active crater.
The thick gray Askolom leaned in different directions, namely North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West and Northwest.
Rain of volcanic material in the form of axis, sand and gravel rocks were reportedly in settlement areas outside the ray of disastrous areas (KRB), such as Boru Village, Hewa Village and Waigobuku Village.
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It was also reported in the gravel of Boru Village (6-7 km beam) that covered the road surface until 6 p.m. There is also a phenomenon of roar, lightning and thunder, which is a typical symptom of explosive outburst with high charged.
The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) ensures that the handling of refugees because of the eruption of the Mount Lewotobi man in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is treated well, although the impact of disasters continues to expand.
Information regarding geological disaster can be obtained via the website of the Geological Agency https://geology.esdm.go.id, PVMBG Website https://vsi.esdm.go.id, Magma Indonesia Website https://magma.esdm.goid, magazo. Playstore, or via social media PVMBG.
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