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        "id": 1754841,
        "msgid": "bnpb-emergency-response-status-for-lewotobi-eruption-extended-1779542671",
        "date": "2026-05-21 16:13:36",
        "title": "BNPB: Emergency response status for Lewotobi eruption extended",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's BNPB has extended the emergency response status for the Lewotobi Laki-Laki eruption in East Flores, NTT, to 30 June to optimise recovery and protect affected residents. The extension follows fluctuating volcanic activity and provides a legal framework for the government and agencies to continue deploying resources, logistics, and personnel on the ground; authorities also urge adherence to a safe radius and caution on secondary hazards.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 The National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB)\nsaid that the emergency response status for disaster management arising\nfrom the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores Regency,\nEast Nusa Tenggara (NTT), has been extended to optimise the recovery\nperiod and protection of affected residents. \u2018Aktivitas Gunung Lewotobi\nLaki-Laki di Kabupaten Flores Timur masih terus dipantau. Status tanggap\ndarurat akibat erupsi gunung api tersebut telah diperpanjang dan berlaku\nhingga Selasa 30 Juni,\u2019 said Abdul Muhari, Head of the Data,\nInformation, and Disaster Communications Centre at BNPB, in Jakarta, on\nThursday. BNPB confirmed that the decision to extend monitoring and\nemergency response was taken based on technical recommendations\nregarding the volcano\u2019s fluctuating activity. Abdul explained that the\nextension of the emergency status provides a legal umbrella for the\ngovernment and relevant agencies to continue deploying resources,\nlogistics, and personnel on the ground effectively. This step was also\ntaken to ensure that all basic needs of evacuees at shelter posts are\nregularly met while the risk of secondary hazards such as lava eruptions\nor volcanic ash emissions remains possible. BNPB urged communities\naround the slopes of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki and visitors to continue\ncomplying with the safe-radius recommendations set by field officers.\nEarlier, the Geology Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral\nResources (ESDM) raised the volcanic activity status of Mount Lewotobi\nLaki-Laki from Waspada to Siaga, or Level III, on Tuesday (12\/5). The\nelevation was based on visual and instrumental analyses showing a\nsignificant increase in volcanic activity. A team of Geology experts\nreported that during 1-11 May 2026, activity at Lewotobi Laki-Laki was\ndominated by volcanic earthquakes, numbering 21 to 32 events per day,\nespecially from 1-4 May 2026. This indicated a substantial supply of\nmagma or magmatic fluids moving toward the volcanic system. In addition,\nnon-harmonic tremor activity was recorded in high numbers and persisted\nat about 17-27 events per day. Based on these conditions, Geology urged\npeople and visitors not to engage in activities within a five-kilometre\nradius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki. Residents in\nthe watershed areas that rise from the summit were also asked to watch\nfor potential lahar floods in heavy rain, particularly in Nawakote,\nBoru, Padang Pasir, Klatanlo Dulipali, Nobo, Hokeng Jaya, and Nurabelen.\nAdditionally, those affected by ash fall were advised to wear masks to\nprotect their airways.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bnpb-emergency-response-status-for-lewotobi-eruption-extended-1779542671",
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