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GMA Network
19-05-2025
- GMA Network
Indonesia raises alert to highest level for Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano spews vulcanic materials during an eruption as seen from Pululera village in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, April 27, 2025. The Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG)/Handout via REUTERS JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia raised the alert level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki to the highest after it erupted eight times over the weekend, its volcanology agency has said. Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores island in eastern Indonesia, spewed volcanic ash between 3 km (1.86 miles) to 5.5 km high on Sunday, Muhammad Wafid, the agency's head said in a statement late on Sunday. "Our analysis showed that the activities of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki are still high so we raised the status level starting on Sunday at 08:00 p.m. (1200 GMT)," he said. Images shared by the agency showed clouds of thick grey ash billowing from the crater. Rumbling noises with low to high intensity were heard from the nearest monitoring post during the eruption, Wafid added. On Monday morning, the volcano erupted again, belching 1.2 km high ash clouds. The agency said a six-kilometre radius from the crater must be cleared and warned the residents of the risk of cold lava flow from the crater once heavy rains took place. There has not been any evacuation of residents or flight cancellations due to the eruptions so far, said Heronimus Lamawuran, a local government official. In March, an eruption at Lewotobi Laki-laki forced some airlines to cancel and delay flights into Bali, including Australia's Jetstar and Qantas Airways At least nine people were killed and thousands were evacuated when the volcano erupted in November last year. Indonesia sits on the "Pacific Ring of Fire", an area of high seismic activity atop multiple tectonic plates. (Reporting by Ananda Teresia, Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
The Star
28-04-2025
- The Star
New eruptions at Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano spewing vulcanic materials during an eruption as seen from Pululera village in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province on April 27, 2025. - Reuters JAKARTA: The Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano on the Indonesian island of Flores remains highly active following eruptions on Saturday and Sunday (April 26-27) that spewed ash high clouds high into the sky. According to Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, the ash column from both eruptions reached a height of 4,000m. Witness accounts said the latest eruption was accompanied by a loud bang. Authorities warned residents and visitors to stay at least 6km away from the centre of Lewotobi Laki-Laki. The volcano, which stands about 1,600m tall, last saw a major eruption in March, disrupting air travel across the region, including on Bali, about 500km away. Multiple eruptions at the end of last year also devastated the area: several people were killed when their homes caught fire and collapsed, and thousands were forced to evacuate to emergency shelters. The international airport in Labuan Bajo, on Flores itself, faced severe disruption last year, as thick ash blanketed the entire region. - dpa
