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The Boyolali administration has prepared an evacuation model called “Sister Village” in anticipation of possible humanitarian crises if major eruptions, like the ones in 2006 and 2010, occur at Mount Merapi in Magelang, Central Java.
Repeated phreatic eruptions at Mount Merapi since Monday have not affected daily activities in the villages of Balerante, Panggang and Sidorejo in Kemalang district, Klaten regency, Central Java - but a shortage of clean water has.
Amid increasing volcanic activity at Mount Merapi, authorities are carrying out preparations to ensure that residents of Magelang, Central Java, living near the volcano can still participate in the regency election, which is scheduled to take place on June 27.
The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) has maintained the alert status of Mount Merapi in Magelang, Central Java, at waspada (caution), the third-highest level, as phreatic eruptions continue on Wednesday morning.
Authorities have handed out thousands of protective masks to people living in several villages in Kemalang district, Klaten, Central Java, after volcanic ash blanketed the area following a string of phreatic eruptions at Mount Merapi from Monday to early Tuesday.
