Sinabung erupted

KARO - Sinabung region Karo, North Sumatra, yesterday (29 / 8), precisely at 00:08, erupted. The eruption occurred twice. Hot lava began to come down to the foot of the mountain.
Journalists Sumut Pos (Java Post Group) reported that bursts of dust and smoke caused the dark village. Road dust smell of sulfur filled the alias of sulfur. Plants are also covered in dust. In addition, visibility is only 3-5 meters. The smell of sulfur from the smoke and dust suffocating breathing. 

Thousands of residents in a radius of six kilometers from the summit of the mountain was gradually displaced. About 12,000 residents of 12 villages in four districts on the slopes of the mountain were evacuated to the agency house regents pendapa Karo in Kabanjahe. Some were evacuated in Jamburta Ras, Berastagi.
"All citizens of the (residential, Red) radius of six kilometers had to be evacuated," said Head of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) Geological Agency Surono in supervisory posts Sukanalu Village, District Naman Teran, Karo, yesterday. Command Post was located about four kilometers from the discharge location magma. 

When mountain with height 2400 meters above sea level it erupted, out incandescent material. Lava is causing thick smoke as high as 1500 meters. "I do not know if this (yesterday, Red) preceded the earthquake. Therefore, I see only the mountain," explained Surono. 

Hot lava from the crater accompanied Sinabung dust out since Saturday night (28 / 8). A resident saw the fire emanating from the top of the mountain last Saturday at around 11:50pm. "Now look radiant heat, once the red upward. Never before. Only the smoke," the resident said.
Seeing the incident, he said, villagers panicked. In addition, those who have gone out of their homes confused what to do. 

According to him, belonging to his village some distance from the top Sinabung. But the villagers have been evacuated to Berastagi and Kabanjahe.
From City Berastagi, hot lava was clearly visible. Residents had flocked out of the house to witness such a natural event. Some residents Berastagi also began to flee to other areas.
Meanwhile, with improvised equipment, hundreds of villagers on the slopes located Sukanalu Sinabung return displaced. "Who lives in the village most adult males only, keeping the house from theft," said Sitepu, a local resident. Some refugees went to the home department and the regents Karo buildings or jambur meeting in Kabanjahe.
At least 500 residents Sigaranggarang Village, Kuta Rakyat, Bekerah Simacem, Gutagugung, and Sukanalu still displaced in Tanah Karo pendapa regents house on Jalan Veteran, Berastagi.
Residents fled to seek refuge with pendapa it since Friday (27 / 8) at 8:00pm. To meet the needs of dawn, most Muslim citizens who make a common kitchen in the vicinity pendapa.
President SBY Sinabung monitor conditions through the Special Staff Division of Disaster and Social Assistance Andi Arief. According to Andi, now there are officers of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and local governments as well as a team of experts from which to evacuate Jakarta residents. "I have been coordinating with the chairman BNPB. Commandos in the hands of regents Karo," he said.
In another part, PVMBG set Sinabung as volcano type A. Sinabung alert status or its activity is now at level IV. The status was upgraded after the spraying of hot lava when the volcano erupted yesterday. "Because of type A, we will monitor 24 hours," said Surono. Previously, volcanic eruptions and the nature Sinabung not recorded since 1600.
From the refugee camps, reported the majority of citizens began to esophageal ARI (acute respiratory infections) and diarrhea. Until Sunday afternoon, waves of refugees are still arriving.



*The News is translated from Jawa Post Newsletter , August 30, 2010