The Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has asked residents to be aware of floods of volcanic material from Mount Karangetang, Sitaro Islands Regency, North Sulawesi, during heavy rain.
The reason is, following the eruption some time ago, the material from the eruption was still stuck at the top of the crater and on the slopes of the mountain.
“The condition is very unstable because it is on a certain slope so that at any time it might collapse and slide rapidly into the slope area to the river or stream,” said the Head of the Sulawesi and Maluku Volcano Monitoring and Landslide Disaster Mitigation Center, Geological Agency, Juliana DJ Rumambi in Manado, Thursday (11/7).
The condition of volcanic material is also increasingly vulnerable to collapse if there is heavy rain at the peak of the crater.
“This is what residents who live on mountain slopes or on riverbanks that originate from the crater peak must be aware of. Floods of volcanic material can occur during heavy rain,” he added.
He gave an example of the volcanic material flood that occurred on June 17, 2024, which covered the main road access in the archipelago. During the volcanic material flood, the road access between Ulu Village and Ondong Village was covered by rocks and sand.
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“On that basis, we are raising the public’s awareness because of the current extreme weather conditions,” he said.
He also hopes that residents will comply with the danger radius of Mount Karangetang, which is currently at level II (alert) status.
Previously, BMKG issued an early warning of extreme weather in the districts and cities of North Sulawesi including the Sitaro Islands Regency until July 12, 2024. (Ant/Z-11)
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