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REGENCY – Nur Khoiroh, nicknamed Indah, was deeply when Mount Semeru spewed
volcanic ash and hot clouds. The ash was so thick that everything became dark instantaneously.
She also noticed the lahar flowing behind her house. She panicked but was
unable to do anything at first.
“Volcanic ash
suddenly fell from the volcano at 3 p.m. My house was covered in it, and
everything immediately became dark. Because I am pregnant, I could not run and
decided to stay at first,” said Indah who lived in Kebon Deli Village,
Candipuro District, Lumajang Regency, Sunday (12/12/2021) yesterday.
When she realized
that it’s not safe to stay, she and her family promptly fled to SMPN 2 Pasirian
evacuation center where they are currently staying.
Indah’s house and shop
were razed by the volcanic eruption. The shop serves as a side hustle for Indah
who is a kindergarten teacher. In addition, she also makes snacks that she
sells on consignment to several shops around her house. Her husband is a sand
miner that sometimes supplies sand to as far as Pasuruan and Surabaya.
Now, the family
depends on humanitarian aid. She is still too afraid to go back home, fearing
that another eruption might happen again.
"I still hope
for a new place to live. I am afraid to return home. I also wish to have access
to business capital to rebuild my shop,” she wished. []
