No. 53/MC.TDBM/11/2010

PRESS RELEASE

No. 53/MC.TDBM/11/2010

ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEVEN VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKES OCCUR IN MERAPI

Yogyakarta, 20/11/2010 (16:08 WIB) Seven volcanic and two tectonic earthquakes occure in Merap on Saturday (20/11) afternoon. Besides that, two lava flow tremor consecutively occurred in the mountain that has expelled hundreds square meter of volcanic material from inside the earth.

CCTV in Museum Post recorded thick brownish white smokes with elevation of 150 meters on 8 AM towards southwest. While CCTV from Deles Post recorded thick brownish white smokes with elevation of 200 meters towards the same direction.

Untill 12 PM, the death toll is 292 people, inpatients are 567 people, and displaced persons are 230.326 people in 735 locations.

Until this report is released, Research and Volcanic Technology Development Body (BPPTK) is still in AWAS status (level 4) with threats of heat cloud and lava.

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