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More than a hundred people
climber
and officers were trapped on a slope
Mount Semeru
, precisely at Ranu Kumbolo, when the eruption occurred this week.
Based on data from the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park Office (TNBTS), the total number of climbers and officers on the climbing route at the time of the eruption was 187 people.As of Thursday (20/11) evening, 66 people had been successfully evacuated.
“At that time there were 137 visitors who had gone to Ranu Kumbolo until the last group arrived at Ranu Kumbolo at around 17.00 WIB. Apart from the climbers there were officers, guides, porters and the Ministry of Tourism team, so that the total at Ranu Kumbolo was 187 people,” said Head of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS), Rudijanta Tjahja Nugraha, last Thursday.
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A total of 187 people have been stuck at Ranu Kumbolo since the eruption occurred last Wednesday.Rudijanta said that the rainy weather and dark terrain did not allow them to go down on the same day.
Apart from that, the climbers were left to stay at Ranu Kumbolo, because based on an assessment, officers found that the hot clouds from the Semeru eruption were not heading towards the lake, but in the opposite direction.
Quoting from
detikJatim
, a number of climbers who made it to the starting post at Ranu Pani also talked about their experiences.
One of them was a climber from Surabaya, Zakia, who climbed with four colleagues.They departed from Ranu Pani for Ranu Kumbolo on Wednesday afternoon at around 12.00 WIB.
During the climb, he said, they did not know about the Semeru eruption.Likewise when arriving at Ranu Kumbolo around 18.30 WIB and spending the night there.
It was only on Thursday morning, he said, that they were informed about the eruption that had occurred.The climbers at Ranu Kumbolo were asked to remain calm and not panic, because the impact of the eruption did not reach the lake area.
“Until there [Ranu Kumbolo on Wednesday night] didn’t know that there was an eruption. We were informed [Thursday] morning,” said Zakia, Friday (21/11).
so as not to panic and stay calm.Because the impact of the eruption did not reach Ranu Kumbolo which is on the north side of Mount Semeru.
“Same
guide
He was asked not to panic, stay calm,” he added.
Similar to Zakia, Fathur Rozi, who is also a climber from Surabaya, said that the accompanying officers provided understanding and treatment so that climbers did not panic.
Apart from that, according to him, in the Ranu Kumbolo area there was no impact from ashfall or other volcanic material from the mountain.
“Thank God it was safe for the eruption to run south. At Ranu Kumbolo it was safe, all the climbers here were safe, all of our group was also safe, yes there was no one down there at all. At Ranu Kumbolo, thank God the clearing was sterile,” explained Fathur Rozi.
Meanwhile, Putri, a climber from Surabaya, said that her family had tried to contact her several times when the Semeru eruption occurred.His family panicked because he could not be contacted.The reason is, in Ranu Kumbolo there is no cellular signal, which cuts off communication access.
Finally, when he arrived at a location where there was already a signal, when he received all the messages, he admitted that he apologized to the family for causing panic.
“Many people have asked because the reports are confusing, because there were 178 climbers trapped, which made everyone at home panic, but it was difficult to get a signal, the family only informed me when they got off at post three. I apologize to the family,” said Putri, with tears in her eyes due to emotion.
As for the areas affected by the Semeru eruption, as of Friday (21/11), at least 499 residents in Lumajang Regency, East Java, were still displaced.Head of the East Java BPBD Emergency and Logistics Division, Satriyo Nurseno, said that most of them have now evacuated to a number of locations in Pronojiwo District.
“The total number of refugees is approximately 499 people, that is temporary data,” said Satriyo when confirmed.
Joint officers, said Satriyo, are still carrying out further data collection while restoring access and ensuring that the basic needs of the surviving refugees are met.
“The East Java Province BPBD and the Joint Team will continue the process of cleaning up materials in the Gladak Perak area and Sumbersari Hamlet, Supiturang Village, Pronojiwo District,” he said.
Meanwhile, the visual of Mount Semeru this morning reportedly appeared to be covered in a thin mist.The weather around the location is observed to be sunny and cloudy
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