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E. Java residents warned of cold lava material
As dark clouds gather in the East Java sky, the stability of 50 million cubic meters of cold lava material on the slopes of Mount Kelud after it erupted last Thursday is causing anxiety
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s dark clouds gather in the East Java sky, the stability of 50 million cubic meters of cold lava material on the slopes of Mount Kelud after it erupted last Thursday is causing anxiety.
"The rain could easily endanger people living in the lowland areas," National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) central data and information unit head Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in Jakarta on Tuesday evening as quoted by kompas.com.
Sutopo explained that the heavy rain hitting has triggered numerous rivers, passing through Kediri and Malang regencies, East Java, to burst their banks.
The BNPB recorded that up to five houses were submerged by the cold lava flood. No victims were reported.
Meanwhile, the Sono and Sambong rivers in Malang regency also flooded, the current demolished a small bridge that connected Pandasari village to its surrounding hamlets.
In a related development, the BNPB built dams, with a combined capacity of up to 14.5 million cubic meters of water, in anticipation of a greater cold lava flood.
"Residents are urged to stay alert. Avoid areas surrounding the rivers during the cold lava flood," Sutopo said. (bcw)
