U.S. EMBASSY WARDEN MESSAGE
April 13, 2006
U.S.
Embassy Jakarta
U.S. Consulate General Surabaya
Warden Message
The
U.S. Embassy informs Americans in Indonesia that the Indonesian Center
for Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation raised the alert
status for
Mt.
Merapi Volcano in Central Java to Level 3 on April 12, 2006.
Level 3 means that volcanic activity has increased and that an
eruption might be imminent. Authorities
have forbidden climbing on Mt. Merapi until further notice, and
advised miners and local residents to avoid coming within an
8-kilometer radius of Merapi’s summit.
Updated
information on volcanoes in Indonesia is available on the websites
listed below. The Embassy
encourages all Americans residing in or visiting areas near volcanoes
to consult these websites frequently and to adhere to all safety
instructions from Indonesian authorities.
http://www.vsi.esdm.go.id/portal/html/index.php
http://www.vsi.esdm.go.id/general_info/index.htm
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/
The
Embassy reminds Americans that the information in the November 18,
2005 Travel Warning for Indonesia and in recent warden messages
remains valid. All
security-related Travel Warnings and Public Announcements, recent
Embassy warden messages, and registration information are posted on
the Embassy’s website at http://jakarta.usembassy.gov.
Americans
living and traveling in Indonesia are urged to register and update
their contact information with U.S. Embassy Jakarta, U.S. Consulate
General Surabaya or the U.S. Consular Agent in Bali.
Registration facilitates the U.S. Mission's contact with Americans in
emergency situations, and may be done on line and in advance of
travel. Information on registering can be found at the
Department of State’s Consular Affairs website: https://travelregistration.state.gov.
The
Embassy is located at Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, No. 4-5, Jakarta;
the 24-hour telephone number is 021-3435-9000.
The telephone number of the Consulate General in Surabaya is
031-295-6400; the telephone number of the U.S. Consular Agency in Bali
is 0361-233-605.
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