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JAKARTA (Xinhua): A total of 4,628 people have been displaced after the Ili Lewotolok volcano in Lembata district of Indonesia’s east Nusa Tenggara province erupted, authorities said on Monday (November 30).
The Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said the evacuees were transferred to seven evacuation points, namely 3,672 people in the old district office, 338 in the regional civil service office, 287 in Tapolangu, 148 in the Ankara room, 140 in the center of Lewoleba. village, 28 in Harnus field and 15 in Baopana village.
The agents have installed public kitchens and health service centers, in addition to providing potable water to evacuees.
Currently, they still face a shortage of evacuation tents, baby and toddler essentials, masks, blankets, sleeping tools, tarps, and trauma healing for children.
On Sunday, Ili Lewotolok erupted for 10 minutes, throwing a column of ash 4,000 meters into the sky.
Following the eruption, the Indonesian Agency for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) raised Ili Lewotolok’s status from Precautionary to Alert, the third highest level in the country’s four-level alert system.
The agency has recommended that residents or tourists do not carry out any activity in the danger zone within a radius of 4km from the summit, and stay away from the river that originates from this mountain.
PVMBG also suggested that residents or tourists wear masks to avoid respiratory problems caused by volcanic ash.
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