Pemkab Banyuwangi For 8.000 Masker Anticipate Abu Erupsi Gunung Agung

Volcanic ash is detectable until Banyuwangi before midnight after eruption on Monday (07/02/2018) at 21:04 Wita. This explosion accompanied by gusts of lava incandescent up to 2 km.

Banyuwangi Regent Abdullah Azwar Anas contacted Kompas.com Tuesday (3/7/2018) explained, distributing free masks to campaign for the importance of maintaining health "We share it free of charge to let the public know if there is volcanic ash that is dangerous for health, especially breathing, "says Anas.

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In addition, he also stated that the inhabitants of Banyuwangi were still praying for the living citizens in Bali be protected from the danger of the eruption of Mount Agung. "The Banyuwangi community wants to be protected," said Anas

. Meanwhile, Eka Muharram, head of BPBD's Emergency Division in Banyuwangi Regency, said BPBD has prepared thousands of face masks and people.

"If the stock at the store or pharmacy is exhausted, individuals can come directly to BPBD's office," says Eka.

See also: Tuesday morning, Agung Mountain is again shaken twice Eruption

Previously, Mount Agung located in Karangasem, Bali, erupted again on Monday (07/02/2018) in 9:04 p.m.. This eruption accompanied by incandescent lava bursts up to 2 km away. This eruption caused a fire around the peaks and slopes of the mountain.

"The eruption of Mount Agung with the sound of the boom, visible lava flare on the crater reaches 2 km," said the head of the Center for Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) . Kami Syahbana via press release Monday evening

The fires around the peaks and slopes are accompanied by a high column of ash that reaches 2,000 meters above the top of the crater. This eruption is recorded in the seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 24 mm and a duration of ± 7 minutes 21 seconds.

Kompas TV The public is worried that Gunung Agung will blow aftershocks again