Emergency Situation Report
Mount Bromo, Volcanic Eruption Probolinggo Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia
This report is prepared in cooperation with the Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, Ministry of Health and Emergency and Humanitarian Action Section, WHO, Indonesia
Reference: Indonesia – Volcano – Mt. Bromo – Number 1 – 9 June 2004
Reporting date
9 June 2004 (Wednesday)
Type of Emergency
Volcanic eruption
Date of emergency incidence
Approximately around 15:30 hrs, 8 June 2004 (Tuesday), sending black smoke up to the sky and dropping hot ash on Probolinggo and Malang city at around 5 p.m.
Place
Mt, Bromo, rising 133 meters above the caldera and 700 meters wide, 2,392 meter (7,894 feet) high, is located in a popular tourist destination, near the town of Probolinggo, 40 Kilometers west of Malang city, Probolinggo regency, East Java province, Indonesia.
Background history
It has erupted more than 60 times since 1767.
Map
The following maps show the geographic location of the Mt. Bromo in Indonesia.
(ESR, Mt Bromo eruption, 8 Jun 04)
Volcano activities
On 8 June 2004, the volcano started spewing black smokes and hot ashes.
Cause and effects
There was a light rain of ash and smoke rose three kilometers above the crater. The local authorities said, the sky was dark and the ash was painful to the eyes. Fallen rocks, some what having size of footballs.
Level of alertness
Java and Sumatra volcano division at the Bandung Institute of Technology said the eruption reached about three kilometers heading west toward plantation areas.
Top-level alertness was declared indicating people and animals should be evacuated from the danger zone immediately.
Population at risk
People living in the neighboring towns such as Malang, Lumajang, Pasuruan and Sukapura Nagadisari area were at risk.
Affected population
• 2 Tourist were killed, as they got closer to the crater most probably by fallen rocks and covered with ashes. They were, Muhammad Nurhakim, a Singaporean child and Eko Cahyono, an Indonesian from Surabaya. Their bodies were evaculated and brought to Dr. Soetomo General Hospital for an autopsy.
No Name Age Female/Male Nationality Remarks 1 M.Nur Hakim 14 years M Singapore 2 Eko Cahyono 21 years M Indonesian (Surabaya)
• 5 other Indonesians were injured. 2 men and 3 women of which one woman leg was broken. All of them were conscious and injuries were mainly due to fallen rocks and hot ashes.
No Name Age Female Diagnosis Origin Remarks /Male 1 Eka 20 F Trauma abdominal, Surabaya Referred to Dr. Soetomo shock hospital; 2 Deni 20 F Multiple excoriation Surabaya Dr.Soetomo Hospital 3 M. Nur 16 M Cervical injury, Singapura Dr.Soetomo Hospital Hasan multiple excoriation 4 Ekoriawan 21 M Multiple injuries, Surabaya Dr.Soetomo Hospital burns and wounds 5 Naki 30 M Burns and wounds Probolinggo Dr.Soetomo Hospital
• Causalities were confirmed by the Sukapura police station in Probolinggo, 100 Kilometers away form Surabaya.
Follow-up activities encountered as part of the emergency response
No Subject Observations, problems Activities Date Responsible and constraints organization 1 Mt. Bromo, Smokes, hot ashes and The mountain was closed to 8 June 2004 Bromo National Touristic site fallen rocks public after eruption park 2 Injured cases Emergency treatment 8 June 2004 Provincial Health
(ESR, Mt Bromo eruption, 8 Jun 04) provided at the local health Department clinic and transferred to Dr. Soetomo General Hospital 3 Dead cases Evacuated to Dr. Soetomo 8 June 2004 Provincial Health General Hospital, Surabaya Department Province for autopsy
International Response
No international response has been taken place at the moment.
Contact persons in Indonesia
The following persons can be contacted if more information is needed. (Country code: 62, Area code 21, No need to include area code for mobile phones).
No Name Designation Organization Contact Fax E-mail mobile phone 1 Dr. Doti Head of Center for Health 0811173712 021-5271111 [email protected] Indrasanto Department Emergency [email protected] Preparedness and Response (CHEPR) (PPMK), MOH 2 Dr. Kyaw Win Field Medical Emergency and 0811143584 021-5201164 [email protected] (Vijay Nath) Coordinator Humanitarian Action Section, WHO 3 Ms. Regina Emergency UNOCHA 0811 021- [email protected] Rahadi Response 939479 31900003 Officer 4 Ms. Laksmita Information UNOCHA 0811840820 021- [email protected] Noviera and Advocacy 31900003 Officer
Source of Information from Indonesia
Information is gathered from the following sources and is not subjected for official quotation, as it might not reflect the actual true facts at the field level but can be used as references. The information will be up-dated accordingly.
1. Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and response (CHEPR) also known as PPMK, MOH 2. Emergency and Humanitarian Action (EHA) section, WHO Indonesia 3. UNICEF 4. UNOCHA 5. WHO 6. Jakarta Post, local news paper, Indonesia 7. Internet net works
(ESR, Mt Bromo eruption, 8 Jun 04)