U.S. EMBASSY  WARDEN MESSAGE

October 17, 2007

U.S. Embassy Jakarta
U.S. Consulate General Surabaya

Americans living and traveling in Indonesia are urged to avoid traveling to or within six miles of Mount Kelud. An evacuation order has been announced for all people living within six miles of Mount Kelud.  Indonesian authorities ordered the evacuation on Tuesday, October 16, warning of an imminent eruption from the volcano that killed thousands in 1919. Kelud has been rumbling for weeks, and it was placed on the highest alert level, meaning scientists believe a major eruption is imminent. It is not known if any eruption of Mount Kelud will affect the mud flow situation in Sidoarjo.  Extra caution should be exercised if traveling near this site.

Americans living and traveling in Indonesia are urged to register and update their contact information with the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, or U.S. Consular Agency in Bali.  Registration facilitates the U.S. Mission’s contact with Americans in emergency situations, and may be done online and in advance of travel.  Information on registering can be found at the U.S. Department of State’s Consular Affairs website at https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/ and at the Embassy’s website at http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/consular/ACSREGISTER.html. All Travel Warnings, Public Announcements and recent warden messages are posted on the Embassy website. 

The Embassy is located at Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan No. 4-5, Jakarta; the 24-hour telephone number is 62-21-3435-9000. The telephone number of the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya is 62-31-295-6400; the number for the U.S. Consulate in Medan is 62-61-415-2200; the number for the U.S. Consular Agency in Bali is 62-361-233-605.