REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KEDIRI - Cold lava streaming from Mount Kelud and flowing into River Konto inundated farming areas in Kandangan sub-district, Pare district and Badas sub-district, Kediri district, East Java Province.

"Based on our colleagues monitoring this morning, the cold lava flow into River Kontor is back to normal, but we are still collecting data on the damages done to the farming areas," Dipo, a member of the Inter-Indonesian Community Radio (RAPI), stated on Wednesday.

The status of Mount Kelud, which erupted on February 13, had risen from Advisory (second level) to Watch (third level) on February 10, and the safe zone had been marked at a radius of 10 km and above from the volcanos top.

In Karang Tengah village, Kandangan sub-district, the cold lava submerged 50 hectares of farming areas and destroyed a dyke. A poultry farm with around 15 thousand chicken was swept away by the cold lava and the material loss is estimated at 40 million IDR.