The Jakarta Post Suherdjoko and Arya Dipa, The Jakarta Post, Semarang/Bandung | Headlines | Wed, March 13 2013, 4:05 PM
The alert status in the Dieng Plateau region of Banjarnegara, Central Java, has since Monday evening increased one level higher from Normal to Waspada (cautious) due to the discovery of the toxic levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the area.
The decision was made by the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) following the increase in CO2 concentration in the Timbang crater area in Batur district since Sunday.
“Because the level of the gas is toxic and endangers humans, people are not allowed within a radius of 500 meters of the crater,” said Dieng observation post head Tunut Pujiraharjo when contacted by The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
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