No. 27/MC.TDBM/11/2010

PRESS RELEASE

No. 27/MC.TDBM/11/2010

INTENSITY OF MERAPI STILL HIGH

Yogyakarta, 15/11 (07:10 AM) The observation and monitoring of BPPTK Sunday, November 14, 2010 until around 24:00 pm shows that the eruption still occurred at Merapi with high intensity with 31 times of volcanic earthquakes, avalanches 38 times, twice hot clouds that glide as far as 4 kms observed from the top of Merapi. So the status of Merapi is still in “Alert” with lava and hot clouds threats.

Weather at the top of Merapi last Sunday morning was bright with 1000 meters high low pressure brownish cloud. Observations from Ketep Post showed smoke was heading towards Southwest at 17:14 pm. Today there was not heard tremor of Merapi but the fires were still observed on early morning and between 11:41 am until 11:51 pm. While the black fog was observed from the north of Mount Merapi. Ash rain occurred in the Ketep Post at 11:19 am.

Yesterday foggy weather was observed at 08.55 am at the north of Mount Merapi, but sunny weather was dominant though there was still foggy mist. The condition of lahar deposits in all the rivers with upstream at Merapi volcano has been observed, and it has reached the Rejodani, Sleman in small fragmented rocky material.

Hot clouds sliding distance themselves vary in each region with Sleman Regency was the furthest with distance is 14 kms in the Kali Gendol. While in Kali Boyong hot lava reaches 10 kms and Kali Kuning reach 7 kms. In Magelang regency recorded hot clouds reached 11.5 km in Bebeng river, 8.5 kms in Bedog river, Sat river 7 kms, Senowo river 6 kms, Lamat river 5 kms and Trising river 3 kms. Hot clouds also reached Apu Boyolali 4 kms and Woro Klate river is 7 kms.

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