In keeping with a Vietnam Information Company correspondent in Indonesia, on Might 13, the Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Company (BNPB) referred to as on individuals dwelling across the river, originating from Marapi Mountain, to concentrate on the potential hazard after the flood. swept on this space on Might 11, evacuated to a secure place.
Rescuers seek for lacking individuals on account of floods and chilly lava from a volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia, Might 12, 2024. Picture: THX/TTXVN
Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati defined that the reason for flash floods within the foothills of Marapi Mountain, West Sumatra was because of the depth of rain, concentrated in a brief time period, together with steep terrain. As well as, the Marapi volcano’s lava stream, which has existed for a very long time on account of earlier eruptions, additionally contributed to creating the flood worse. Though it’s now not scorching, when the heavy rain lasts, the water washes the lava right into a mud flood, often known as a chilly lava flood.
There are 4 districts of West Sumatra severely affected by flash floods within the Marapi mountain space, together with Agam, Tanah Datar, Padang Panjang and Padang Pariaman. Flash floods additionally destroyed transportation constructions and brought on landslides in some areas of the Anai Valley. The principle street connecting Padang and Bukittinggi was fully paralyzed.
The Agam district authorities – the place with the heaviest harm – determined to urgently reply to the catastrophe for 14 days (Might 12-25). Through the emergency response, efforts will deal with discovering and evacuating victims and repairing individuals’s houses. At the moment, some heavy tools has been deployed to this space to dredge and clear the stream on the river.
In keeping with the Catastrophe Information, Info and Communication Heart, below the Indonesian Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Company, as of 1 p.m. on Might 13, the entire variety of victims killed by the flash flood catastrophe within the Marapi mountain space, West Sumatra has reached 43 individuals. Of those, 39 our bodies have been recognized. As well as, there are nonetheless 17 individuals lacking.