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Islands in focus: Soputan erupts again, environs covered in ash
Thousands of people in Southeast Minahasa (Mitra) regency, North Sulawesi, are struggling to carry out their daily activities after Mount Soputan erupted on Saturday, blanketing seven districts with volcanic ash
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housands of people in Southeast Minahasa (Mitra) regency, North Sulawesi, are struggling to carry out their daily activities after Mount Soputan erupted on Saturday, blanketing seven districts with volcanic ash.
'Among the most affected districts are Pasan, East Tombatu, Ratahan and Belang, where volcanic ash has formed a layer up to a centimeter thick,' Mitra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPD) Joppie Mokodaser said on Monday.
Mt. Soputan, located on the border of Mitra and South Minahasa regencies, has erupted repeatedly over the last few weeks.
On Saturday, the volcano erupted three times at 1 p.m., 1:37 p.m. and 8:08 p.m. local time, spewing ash up to 3,000 meters high.
Separately, National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said local authorities had recorded that the volcano was still producing tremors at a maximum amplitude of 41 millimeters, indicating that the pressure from material inside the volcano was still massive.
'The potential for the volcano to erupt again is still high,' Sutopo said.
BNPB has earlier urged residents not to carry out activities within a 4-kilometer radius of the mountain peak. The closest village, meanwhile, is located 8 km from the mountain peak.
