The Mount Lewotobi Laki volcano in the center-south of Indonesia exploded three times until Friday, sending a column of 26,000-feet high ashes and inciting the authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano
Yakarta, Indonesia – The Mount Lewotobi Laki volcano in the Indonesian center-south exploded three times until Friday, sending a column of ash of 8,000 meters (26,200 feet) high and prompted the authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano. Evacuations information was not immediately available.
The volcano on the remote island of Flores in the east of the province of Nusa Tenggara has had hundreds of earthquakes and visible volcanic activity has increased significantly in the last seven days.
The authorities raised the eruption alert at the highest level and expanded the danger zone of 7 kilometers (4.5 miles) at 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the crater.
Several airlines canceled flights between Australia and the tourist island of Indonesia de Bali due to the eruption, while other international and national flights to the island have been delayed.
Residents were warned that they were attentive to heavy rains that trigger lava flows in rivers originated from the volcano, the Indonesian geology agency said in a statement.
An eruption of Mount Lewotobi Macho in November He killed nine people and wounded dozens.
The mountain of 1,584 meters (5,197 feet) is a twin volcano with the Perempuan del Monte Lewotobi in the district of Flores Timur.
Indonesia is an archipelago of 270 million people with frequent seismic activity. It has 120 active volcanoes and sits along the “Fire Ring”, a series of horseshoe -shaped seismic failures that surround the Pacific basin.
