The Banten mud volcano erupted again, mud and sparks flying over the vent.

(Photo by reporter Ye Yongqian)

[Reporter Ye Yongqian/Pingtung Report] The Wandan mud volcano erupted again at midnight this morning. There are four fumaroles, concentrated in front of and on the right side of the Huangyuan Temple. The fire ignited, and the fire continued to burn on the fumarole, and even burned the wires. The Taipower Company personnel also rushed to the scene to cut off the power. Large machines cannot be dispatched in the middle of the night, and strange hands will be dispatched this morning to dredge the mud. As for the damage area of ​​the first phase of rice cultivation, it is still being calculated.

Village head Chen Yuyi said that the eruption of the Wandan mud volcano occurred around midnight on the 8th. He had just gone to bed when he was disturbed by the mud volcano. When he went to the scene, he found that there were 3 fumaroles in front of the Huangyuan Temple, of which 1 The fire was ignited at one place, and then all three eruptions were ignited, which also caused the electric wires erected there to be burned. After receiving the report, Taipower Company sent emergency maintenance personnel to the scene to cut off the power and deal with it. The Banten Fire Brigade also sent personnel Stay alert on the spot.

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Chen Yuyi said that the mud volcano spewed out about 2 meters of mud, and the fire reached 3-4 meters. It was only a short period of three months since the last eruption on October 26, and this eruption also caused the loss of a phase of rice crops. , and there are farmers planting pumpkins nearby, and they have to hire strange hands to dredge the mud early in the morning, so as not to cause more damage to the crops. He also hopes that the government will have a standard treatment method for the mud and soil erupted by the Banten mud volcano. Stacking is not processed.

The eruption point of Wandan mud volcano is in the square of Huangyuan Temple.

(Photo by reporter Ye Yongqian)

Chen Yuyi, head of Wannei Village, Wandan Township, explained the situation of the mud volcano eruption.

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Taipower personnel came to the scene to help cut off the power.

(Photo by reporter Ye Yongqian)