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More people evacuated from Palue

The authorities have evacuated more people, including those who initially ignored evacuation orders, from Palue Island in Palue district, Sikka regency, in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) following the eruption of Mount Rokatenda on Saturday

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Tue, August 13, 2013

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More people evacuated from Palue

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he authorities have evacuated more people, includingthose who initially ignored evacuation orders, from Palue Island in Paluedistrict, Sikka regency, in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) following the eruption ofMount Rokatenda on Saturday.

'€œThere are a total of 5,315 residents living in the red zone, a radius of three kilometers from the volcano crater,'€ the Sikka Disaster Management Agency (BDPB) chief, Eduardus Desa Pante, told The Jakarta Post when contacted from East Manggarai.

'€œWe evacuated 1,337 people on Monday. They initially refused because their culture does not allow them to leave their land. We managed to persuade them to leave.'€

On Saturday, the authorities evacuated some 3,000 residents from the island.

Meanwhile, there are already 1,417 residents who had taken refuge in Ropa, Ende regency when the volcano erupted in February.

Eduardus also confirmed that the two missing children were believed to have succumbed to the lava.

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