Volcanic ash impact from eruption of Mount Sinabung, North Sumatera, on Monday (19/2/2018) night, began to be felt in Lhokseumawe City, North Aceh Regency, and East Aceh Regency.
One resident of Lhokseumawe City, Miswardi, said the ash began to be felt since 22:00 pm. Initially, he thought that the thick ash that fell into his car was due to the ordinary ash carried by the wind.
"It's getting thicker. Well, I suspect this volcanic ash Sinabung, "he said.
Meanwhile, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) asset office of Sultan Malikussaleh Airport, North Aceh, Kharendra Muiz, confirmed that the ash felt by the people of Lhokseumawe is ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung.
Yes, this is eruption ash Sinabung. A bit thick. However, the thickness we can not confirm, "he said.
With the current conditions, continued Kharendra, is expected to disrupt the flight schedule at the airport. "If for health, obviously this kind of ash interfere with health and breathing. We urge people to wear masks, "he said.
For flight schedule, Kharendra continued, his side has not received confirmation from Wings Air and Garuda Indonesia airlines serving Malikussaleh-Kuala Namu Medan route on flight cancellation for the schedule of 20 February 2018.
"Maybe tomorrow morning we just know whether there is a cancellation or not," he said.
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