No Need to Evacuate Yet as Merapi’s Status Raised
Despite the status of Mt. Merapi having been increased from normal to caution, there is no need for locals living on its hillside to evacuate as of right now. Those who did have returned to their homes.
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The summit of Mt. Merapi is seen on Tuesday (22/5/2018) from Klangon Hill in Glagaharjo village, Cangkringan, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Residents have resumed their daily activities on the slopes of Mt. Merapi after they were evacuated the day before as a precaution against post-eruption impacts.
YOGYAKARTA, KOMPAS – Despite the status of Mt. Merapi having been increased from normal to caution, there is no need for locals living on its hillside to evacuate as of right now. Those who did have returned to their homes. Locals are on high alert over Merapi’s dangers and have proper evacuation procedures in place.
“In line with recommendation from the Research and Technological Development for Geological Disaster Agency [BPPTKG], there is no need to evacuate yet,” Yogyakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) head Biwara Yuswantana said in Yogyakarta on Tuesday (22/5/2018).