Local people report destroyed houses, dead livestock and thousands of people evacuated.
In Indonesia on Sunday, December 5, the number of victims of the eruption of the Semeru volcano on the island of Java increased to 13.
AFP informs about this.
Noted that no less than 11 villages in the Lumajang region in East Java province are covered in volcanic ash. Locals report destroyed homes, dead livestock and thousands of people evacuated.
“The death toll is now 13. Rescuers have found more bodies,” said Abdul Muhari, a spokesman for the Indonesian National Disaster Prevention Agency (BNPB).
He also noted that at night emergency workers rescued ten people trapped on the outskirts of Lumajung. At the same time, as a result of the sudden eruption of the volcano, at least 57 people were injured, 41 of them were hospitalized with burn injuries.
In the meantime, aid, in particular food, was sent to temporary shelters where residents of the affected area were evacuated. food, tarps, face masks and body bags.
After prolonged rains, debris and lava reportedly formed thick mud that destroyed the main bridge connecting Lumajang and neighboring Malang and damaged several houses.
Recall that the videos posted on social networks show how local residents flee from a huge cloud of smoke. On the footage, you can hear the screams of people trying to escape.
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