Residents Comply With Instructions From BPPTKG Anticipate Merapi Mountain Lava Drops
Era Fakta . Communities on the slopes of Mount Merapi, Cangkringan Subdistrict, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, are ready to obey whatever instructions from the Center for Investigation and Development of Geological Disaster Technology (BPPTKG) related to the increase in Merapi activity, especially after incandescent lava. "The phenomenon of lava avalanches at Merapi is actually a natural thing, because Merapi has a" gawe "(hajat). But what is clear is that the instructions from our BPPTKG are ready to comply," said Kepuharjo Village Head, Cangkringan Heri Suprapto in Sleman, Tuesday (18 /12 am. Mount Merapi again experienced a lava avalanche on Sunday (12/16) afternoon around 6:55 p.m. But there was no roar that accompanied the Merapi lava dome. Heri said, related to the occurrence of the lava avalanche BPPTKG did not issue new instructions, where the status of Merapi was still at level two or alert with a maximum safe radius of three kilometers from the peak of Merapi...