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View all search resultsFive killed, two missing as hydrometeorological disasters strike East Java
On Wednesday afternoon, torrential rain on Mount Semeru triggered a massive lahar, a cold volcanic mudflow, along the Regoyo River in Lumajang regency, destroying a 150-meter embankment and a bridge.
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Residents carry a motorcycle through a flooded street on Oct. 2, in Kutorenon village, Sukodono district, Lumajang, East Java. The Lumajang Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) evacuated and distributed logistical aid to residents affected by the floodwaters, which reached 80 to 150 centimeters in depth, after heavy rains and strong winds hit the area. (Antara/Irfan Sumanjaya)
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t least five people have died and two remain missing after a series of hydrometeorological disasters struck parts of East Java in recent days, as the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warns of more extreme weather in the province in the coming days.
On Wednesday afternoon, torrential rain on Mount Semeru triggered a massive lahar, a cold volcanic mudflow, along the Regoyo River in Lumajang regency, destroying a 150-meter embankment and a bridge.
The floodwaters also inundated around 30 hectares of rice fields and temporarily isolated more than 300 families in two villages.
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Following lahars on the slopes of Mt. Semeru, head of operations at the Lumajang Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), Isnugroho, said the agency planned to recommend extending the state of emergency in the regency an additional week. Earlier this month, the Lumajang administration declared a state of emergency from Nov. 1 to Nov. 7 to accelerate disaster mitigation efforts after a series of disasters struck the region.
“Given the situation, we will advise the regent to extend the state of emergency for another seven days. There is still much to be done, such as redirecting the river flow back to its proper course and constructing emergency bridges,” he said on Wednesday, as quoted by Kompas.com.
Lumajang has experienced at least four hydrometeorological disasters since the start of the month, including flooding, landslides and falling trees, affecting at least eight subdistricts.
