Lake three colors Flores in Ende, East
Nusa Tenggara (NTT), again changed color, after the last change occurred in
2013. Head of Volcanology Station Ende Gabriel Rago said discoloration occurred
due volcanology activity. "There is smoke in the crater. Formerly, the
lake was remove the white smoke, which has now turned into a salted egg color,
"he said, Wednesday, April 29, 2015.
Currently Volcanology Station Ende still
monitoring developments discoloration of the lake. Gabriel asked residents not
get closer to the crater because of the pungent smell of sulfur.
Ester Elim, tourists visiting Flores,
claimed witnessed the change. Lake Nuwamuri Ko'o blue Fai originally turned
into a milky white. Lake Ata Polo green turn red. While Lake Ata Bupu black
turns green. "We were surprised to see that miracle," he told Tempo
by phone.
Ester said, since the morning, people
began to smell the pungent smell of sulfur. Residents are advised to bring
water if you want to the top of Flores. "On the way to the top, we feel
shortness of breath and sore throat by coughing," he said.
Local people believe that the change of
color lakes in Flores are not just ordinary natural phenomena. The change was
believed to be a sign of the emergence of a major event.