Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Indonesian Military (TNI) has prepared quick reaction teams at military command levels across the country in response to the ongoing volcanic activity. This includes six volcanoes currently on alert and warning levels.

TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto confirmed that each military district (Kodam) will have a battalion ready to respond to natural disasters. 

"If a disaster occurs in their area, these troops will move swiftly," he explained during a press conference at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on Monday (11/11/2024).

According to the Geological Disaster Mitigation and Volcanology Center (PVMBG), as of today, five volcanoes are on alert, while one is at warning level. These include Mount Awu (North Sulawesi), Mount Ibu (Maluku), Mount Iya (East Nusa Tenggara), Mount Marapi (West Sumatra), and Mount Merapi (Central Java and Yogyakarta). Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Nusa Tenggara remains at warning status.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki’s eruptions have forced over 12,000 residents to evacuate, causing nine deaths and three injuries. TNI has set up field kitchens and deployed medical teams to assist the affected.

(mg/inp/pr/nm)