Spatial planning became an important issue since Indonesia's territory is included in the high risk category for disaster-related hazards, the Ministry of .
President Joko Widodo on Monday visited a site in Sirnagalih village, Cianjur district, West Java province, where at least 200 earthquake-resistant homes will .
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has continued to take steps to ensure that people can carry on with their lives during times of volcanic activity in .
first aid and masks. those who had to flee their homes couldn t take anything with them. their houses were covered with thick volcanic ash and mud and their livestock killed in the eruption. the eruption of mount semeru also destroyed a bridge that connected two regions in the area. a couple of villages have now been cut off, making it difficult to deliver aid to people in these isolated areas. officials hope that as soon as the weather permits, rescue and aid could be carried out by helicopter, but the indonesian geology agency warns of follow up eruptions that can happen at any time. this is at least the third volcanic eruption in indonesia this year. the country has the most active volcanoes in the world, spread along sumatra and java islands. valdya baraputri, bbc news, jakarta.
these adverse conditions have hampered the evacuation effort for the past two days. according to local officials, ten people are still trapped in their homes and they re still looking for at least one missing person. meanwhile, more than 900 people from villages had been evacuated to mosques, schools and village halls. rescue organisers say that for now, they have received enough essential supplies like food, clothes, first aid and masks. those who had to flee their homes couldn t take anything with them. their houses were covered with thick volcanic ash and mud and their livestock killed in the eruption. the eruption of mount semeru also destroyed a bridge that connected two regions in the area. a couple of villages have now been cut off, making it difficult to deliver aid to people in these isolated areas. officials hope that as soon as the weather permits, rescue and aid could be carried out by helicopter, but the indonesian geology