Banjir Lahar Dingin Gunung Semeru Menerjang

CI.com | Lumajang, Jawa Timur  – Banjir lahar dingin Gunung Semeru menerjang sejumlah jembatan hingga menyebabkan kerusakan parah di Kabupaten Lumajang, Jawa Timur, Jumat.

Jembatan gantung Kali Regoyo dan jembatan penghubung antara Kabupaten Lumajang dengan Malang dikabarkan putus diterjang
aliran lahar Gunung Semeru.

“Di jembatan Sungai Regoyo Gondoruso terpantau debit air mengalami peningkatan yang sangat besar sehingga meluap di atas jembatan,” kata Kapolsek Pasirian Agus Sugiharto di Lumajang.

Pihaknya juga melarang masyarakat untuk melintas karena potensi material turut bercampur dalam lahar dingin Gunung Semeru.

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“Kami melarang untuk kendaraan roda 2 dan roda 4 tidak melintas, situasi masih hujan intensitas sedang,” katanya.

Sejumlah video amatir merekam detik-detik lahar dingin menerjang sejumlah jembatan menjadi viral di media sosial dan pesan berantai di sejumlah whatsapp warga di Lumajang.

Selain banjir lahar dingin Gunung Semeru, Kabupaten Lumajang juga diterjang bencana tanah longsor di sejumlah titik.

Dari pantauan BPBD Kabupaten Lumajang, longsor terparah terjadi jalur Piket Nol tepatnya di KM 58 Desa Sumberwuluh, Kecamatan Candipuro.

Tanah Longsor tersebut menyebabkan arus lalu lintas Lumajang – Malang melalui jalur selatan harus ditutup sementara hingga proses evakuasi selesai.

Untuk jalur Curah Kobokan juga belum bisa dilalui karena banjir lahar dingin Gunung Semeru masih berlangsung cukup deras.

“Longsor terjadi di sekitaran Jembatan Perak, tepatnya KM 58. Roda dua dan empat belum bisa melewati,” kata Tim Pusdalops BPBD Kabupaten Lumajang Nur Cahyo.

Tim TRC BPBD Kabupaten Lumajang dibantu Dishub, Satpol PP, TNI-Polri dan sejumlah relawan sedang melakukan penanganan.

“Sampai saat ini masih longsor, kondisi tanah masih labil, ini kami masih menunggu kondisi yang memungkinkan,” katanya.

Sementara itu, longsor juga terjadi di Desa Sumberurip, Kecamatan Pronojiwo, Kabupaten Lumajang menyebabkan tiga korban meninggal dunia.

Satu keluarga tertimbun tanah longsor dan petugas sudah berhasil mengevakuasi jenazah tiga korban tersebut.*

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Cold lava floods from Mount Semeru have caused severe damage to several bridges in Lumajang Regency, East Java, on Friday.

The Kali Regoyo suspension bridge and the connecting bridge between Lumajang and Malang were reportedly destroyed by the flow of cold lava from Mount Semeru. “At the Regoyo Gondoruso River bridge, the water level has increased significantly, causing it to overflow onto the bridge,” said Pasirian Police Chief Agus Sugiharto in Lumajang.

They have also prohibited people from crossing the bridge due to the potential mixture of materials in the cold lava from Mount Semeru.

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“We prohibit two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles from crossing as the situation is still experiencing moderate rainfall,” he said.

Several amateur videos capturing the moment when cold lava floods hit several bridges have gone viral on social media and through chain messages on WhatsApp among Lumajang residents.

In addition to the cold lava floods from Mount Semeru, Lumajang Regency has also been hit by landslides at several points. According to Lumajang Regency’s Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), the most severe landslide occurred in the Piket Nol area, precisely at KM 58 in Sumberwuluh Village, Candipuro District.

The landslide has caused the Lumajang-Malang traffic through the southern route to be temporarily closed until the evacuation process is completed. The Curah Kobokan route also cannot be passed yet due to the ongoing strong flow of cold lava from Mount Semeru. “The landslide occurred around the Perak Bridge, precisely at KM 58. Two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles cannot pass through,” said Nur Cahyo from Lumajang Regency’s BPBD Operations Center (Pusdalops).

The Lumajang Regency BPBD’s TRC team, assisted by the Transportation Agency, the Public Order Agency, the TNI-Polri, and several volunteers, are currently conducting handling operations. “The landslide is still ongoing, the soil condition is still unstable, we are still waiting for conditions that allow us to proceed,” he said. Meanwhile, a landslide also occurred in Sumberurip Village, Pronojiwo District, Lumajang Regency, resulting in three fatalities.

One family was buried by the landslide, and the authorities have successfully evacuated the bodies of the three victims.