Jakarta, December 11, : , The number of deaths from Indonesia’s Semeru volcanic eruption has risen to 45.Rescuers have recovered two additional victims from Kampung Renteng, Lumajang province in East Java province.
This was according to a disaster management official.
Meanwhile, nine people were still reportedly missing, while 19 persons have sustained serious wounds and 19 others had minor injuries, Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying to the media.
According to data from the task force for disaster emergency response, there are currently 6,573 displaced persons, 2,970 affected houses, and 33 damaged public facilities, including a bridge that connects the districts of Lumajang and Malang.
According to the official, Pronojiwo, Candipuro, and Lumajang districts were among the most affected areas.
He also stated that there had been 126 evacuation stations.
He added that three search and rescue teams had been deployed to the locations of the calamity, including the hardest-hit hamlets of Curah Kobokan and Kampung Renteng.
Semeru, which is one of the 127 active volcanoes in Indonesia, is currently at its second level status.
On December 4, the volcano at 3,676 metres high erupted.
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