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A number of officials from the police, Banjarnegara regency Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and the National Search and Rescue Agency, as well as members of Nahdlatul Ulama’s Youth Wing (Banser),stand watch at Sileri Crater in Kepakisan village, Batur district, Banjarnegara regency, Central Java, Sunday (2/7). The crater has erupted twice and sprayed cold lava, mud and ash, and has been closed to tourists.

TEMANGGUNG, KOMPAS – A National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) helicopter on a mission to monitor local conditions following the eruption of the Sileri Crater on the Dieng Plateau crashed into Mount Butak in Canggal village, Temanggung regency, Central Java, on Sunday (2/7/2017) at 4:17 p.m.

Three of the helicopter’s nine passengers were found dead. The evacuation of the victims has been hindered by thick fog, rain and the steep terrain and will continue this morning.

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