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Ijen Crater tourist site closed due to toxic gases

23 Mar 2018 01:32:05

thejakartapost.com

The Ijen Crater tourist site located within the borders of Banyuwangi and Bondowoso regencies in East Java has been temporarily closed to tourists, climbers and miners due to the presence of toxic gases.


The crater reportedly began spewing toxic gases on Wednesday night, poisoning 30 people who live in four villages at the slope of Mount Ijen. They were taken to Puskesmas Ijen, a community health center in Bondowoso, on Thursday.


Banyuwangi Natural Resources Conservation Agency section head Sumpena told The Jakarta Post that the affected residents lived in Margahayu, Watu Capil, Curah Macan and Sempol villages.


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