“Climbing track will be closed until further notice,” said head of sub section volcano observatory of the Centre Volcanology and Disaster Mitigation of Geology” (PVMBG) bandung, Agus Budianto, Lumajang, East Java.

By the alert status of Semeru, it will be possibly of stromboli to occur, ash rain and magma if the rain comes at summit of the mountain. “The climber can only be permitted to reach the post of Kalimati. It should be strong attention to them,” straight him.

“PVMBG team will conduct evaluation progress of the Semeru status for few days,’ add him.

On other occasions, the society figure of Sumbermujur village, Candipuro district, Lumajang regency, Heri Gunawan (50), said that villagers still doing their activities as normal and not influence with that Semeru mountain status.

Heri explained, people who live around the slope has become accustomed to the nature of Semeru condition just in-case the Semeru status become seriously step up. “People have considered that alert status of Semeru is remaining normal and they don’t panic”.

Semeru Phiroclastic activities got rose, since few days ago the phiroclastic that usually 2-3 times a week, now become 2-3 times a day.

The officer of Bromo-Semeru observer at Mt. Sawur, Liswanto, Friday (23/05), verify that phiroclastic that causing thick smoke go upward in elevation of 600 meter, with slide distance about 3000 meter from the eruption spot.

“In considering of decreasing activities and visual characteristic appear, so, starting on Thursday (22/05) 24.00 hours, the Semeru status has changed. It previously on level II (attentive) has altered to level III (on alert) status, and hopefully, it will not decrease up to level IV (Dangerous),” explained him.

He also verified that he precisely unclear how long this status would be applied. But, the important is the people who live around the most seriously dangerous district should stay calm, and keep on alert to situation that may change at any time.

Meanwhile, the head of Data Sub-Section, Field Evaluation and Eternal Relation of Bromo-Tengger National Park (BTNBTS) Nova Elina said, ”visual characteristic occurred couple of time since the last 15 of May. We keep observe them actively and carried-out evaluation for every progress may occur, and we keep coordinating with SATKORLAK (Executive Coordinating Unit) on each district. People have not permitted to do activities within the radius 4000 meter around the slope of active volcano which form of heat gliding channel,” explained her.