TEMPO.CO, Bali - As many as 143 evacuees of Bali volcano Mt. Agung stayed in Banjar Lebah Post, Klungkung Regency, decided to return to their houses in Karangasem on Saturday, Oct. 7.
"We did not send them back, but they wanted to return themselves," Bali Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) head I Putu Widiada said.
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Such a decision, Putu Widiada continued, due to the demand from the head of the village stating that the area is not part of Disaster Prone Area (KRB).
"We, Klungkung BPBD, can only facilitate their return," he said.
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They were sent back by using two units of buses belonging to Klungkung Transportation Agency and the possessions of the refugees were transported using a truck belonging to Military Command and Klungkung Police, Bali.
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