Sinabung Eruption

Indonesian Delegates

Introduction of Sinabung Mt
Sinabung is a typical
stratovolcano in northern
Sumatra next to the town of
Berastagi. Mount Sinabung is a
Pleistocene-to-Holocene
stratovolcano of andesite and
dacite in the Karo plateau of Karo
Regency, North Sumatra,
Indonesia, 25 miles from the Lake
Toba supervolcano. Many old lava
flows are on its flanks and the last
known eruption, before recent
times, occurred in the year 1600.

 Solfataric activities were last

observed at the summit in 1912;
recent documented events include
an eruption in the early hours of 29
August 2010 and eruptions in
September and November 2013,
January, February and October 2014.

Profile of Sinabung Eruption

Type of disaster : volcanic eruption
Place : regency karo, north sumatera, Indonesia
Disaster Causal : volcanic activity of mount
sinabung
Visual : cloudy, two proclastic flow occured on aug
4th (heavy ash falls southeast of the volcano,
forcing shop to close and people stay indoor)
Total refugee : 11.107 person. 5.516 male. 5.591
female.
Status : alert (4th level)
Source : BPBD of karo regency

The Impacts of Sinabung Eruption

Local Economy (particularly on agriculture and
plantation sector)
Ash eruption disturbed health of people and damaged many
plants, such as corn , peppers, tomatoes , vegetables, coffee.
Income from agriculture from Rp.1.500.000 each month
before disaster become diminished after disaster.

Psychological
All people feel frightened cant sleep at night, so men
become security for their family
Most evacuees had experienced boredom due to being
cooped up in evacuation centers as well as showing
symptoms of panic and stress as a result of losing family
members, jobs and property

 Public health.
Upper respiratory tract infection, diarrhea,
cough, skin disease and fever occurred in
shelter area.
Who have been exposed to volcanic ash are
acute respiratory symptoms, stress and
irritations of eyes and skin, and exacerbation
in people with cardio-respiratory problems.
People with existing lung diseases such as
asthma, bronchitis or emphysema,

 Lava flood as secondary hazard had

occurred twice in Sukameriah Village
since October 2013
Landslide in north area also must be
watched out by people.

Disaster Management Mechanism in

Indonesia
BNPB is Indonesias National Disaster
Management Agency. BNPB is a nondepartmental ministerial-level
government agency, tasked with
providing guidance and direction to
the efforts of disaster management
that includes disaster prevention,
emergency response, rehabilitation,
and reconstruction.

Cultural, Geographical, and

Climatic Factors Influencing the
Medical Management of Disaster
Cultural
The residents are still eager to not be evacuated into
shelters, because they believe that Karo, the place
where Mt. Sinabung lies in, has always been their
home
They said, that it will be a tough challenge for them, as
they are not comfortable enough with the shelters.
The residents are a lot more dependent to their
agricultural business more than anything, so they
feel like they need to protect their farms, even if they
are located in dangerous zone stated by BNPB
Indonesia.

Cultural, Geographical, and Climatic Factors

Influencing the Medical Management of Disaster

Geographical
The geographical problems are revolved around
lack of access to safer areas/shelters and
also the difficulties that the workers (who are
building a safer house-or-relocation house)
facing because of inadequate texture of the
soil, which are way soft.
Also, there is this specific condition of Mt.
Sinabung, in which it keeps forming a volcanic
dome, which leads to a multiple volcanic ashes
from time to time.

Cultural, Geographical, and

Climatic Factors Influencing the
Medical Management of Disaster
Climatic
The last factor, which is climatic factor,
is that, in Karo, North Sumatera, it is
raining most of the times. So, of
course it will be another obstacle that
the Indonesias government has to deal
with, so that the management of the
disaster itself- be it evacuation, or
building a relocation area, a lot more
achievable.