The impact of the eruption of Mount Merapi on

the environment and public health

First, many residents who had fled

An eruption occurred at #Mount Merapi on the 21st
June 2020 at 09.13 WIB. (Twitter: @BPPTKG )
Mount Merapi, which is located on the
border of Central Java Province and the
Special Region of Yogyakarta or
Yogyakarta, experienced another eruption
on Sunday (21/6/2020). The eruption
occurred twice, namely at 09.13 and
09.27 WIB. The height of the first eruption
column was approximately 6,000 meters
from the peak of Mount Merapi, while the
wind direction during the eruption was to
the west. Meanwhile, the second eruption
with an amplitude of 75 millimeters
occurred for 100 seconds, but the height
of the column in the second eruption was
not observed. The Yogyakarta Geological
Disaster Technology Research and
Development Center (BPPTKG) has still
set Mount Merapi's status at level II (alert).
Meanwhile, the danger radius is set to be
within three kilometers from the peak of
Mount Merapi.
were mostly women, the elderly, and
toddlers and the others remain in
their respective areas. It is possible
that residents who are at home want
to take goods or assets to be moved to
a safe place after the eruption. After
confirming that the area was safe,
residents returned to their respective
homes. Apart from that, there was
also ash rain that flushed Central Java
and caused crop failure for farmers.
Alias Budi said"The plant has
collapsed. It has a lot of fruit, it is
constantly exposed to ashes,
the plants are not strong and we hope
that it will rain soon so that the ashes
are washed away." and also several
tourist attractions in the area of Mount
Merapi are starting to close their
places so that it can reduce opinion in
villages or nearby areas.

This volcanic eruption incident made the

people around the mountain environment
very worried and panicked to be close to
the areas affected by the eruption, along
with the impacts that occurred during the
eruption of Mount Merapi.