記者張靖榕/綜合外電報導
印尼東爪哇省塞梅魯火山(Mt Semeru)4日噴發至今,搜救任務幾度因6日火山再度噴發以及強風豪雨而暫停,最新消息傳出,死亡人數已增加到至少22人、受傷增至逾50人,另有27人仍失蹤。
▲▼搜救人員在一片灰燼中開挖。(圖/路透)
路透社報導,爪哇島最高山塞梅魯火山6日再度噴出火山灰,高熱度的灰燼再度布滿天空並造成危險,使得搜救隊必須暫停救援工作。救援期間空拍畫面顯示,地上的軍警人員和居民,協力徒手挖出罹難者。
A volcano on Indonesia's Java island killed at least 22 people and hospitalized over 50 with burns. Dozens are still missing.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) December 6, 2021
Experts warn Mt. Semeru's lava dome is still at risk of collapse, which could trigger release of burning gas. A survivor said: "I thought it was a bomb." pic.twitter.com/eyqIWf6in2
至今仍失蹤的27人不容搜救人員樂觀,因為帶領觀察塞梅魯火山的負責人里斯萬托(Liswanto)指出,塞梅魯火山一直是印尼最活躍的火山之一,在12月4日之前如此,之後也會如此。
災難爆發經過2天後,已有部分擔心的居民回到現場家中,想確認財務損失狀況,但里斯萬托呼籲現在仍有危險,應盡量避免靠近火山周圍,「人們必須更加警覺,因為潛在的危險還沒消失。」
Rescue teams in Indonesia battled poor weather to retrieve victims from the thick layers of hot ash and debris, days after Mt. Semeru volcano erupted, killing at least 15 people and displacing more than 1,700 https://t.co/CGXmOybZCb pic.twitter.com/LB8wkX2Vc9
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 6, 2021
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