Indonesian Volcano Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki is a massive ash cloud as it erupts again

The Indonesian mountain Levabi Laki -Laki began to erupt again – at one point, shooting ashes of 18 km (11MI) in the sky – until residents run once more.

There are no reports of casualties on Monday morning when the volcano on Flores is again writing Ash and Lava. Authorities have placed it at the highest level of warning since then A larger circle of eruptions three weeks agoS

At least 24 flights to and from the neighboring resort Bali was canceled on Monday, although some had resumed the next day.

The original column of hot clouds, which rose at 11:05 (03:05 GMT) on Monday, was the highest volcano since November, said Geology Agency Muhammad Wafid.

“The eruption of this size is certainly a higher potential for danger, including its effect on aviation,” Wafid told the Associated Press.

The eruption on Monday, which was accompanied by a thunderstorm, caused the authorities to expand the exclusion area to a radius of 7 km from the central vent. They also warned about potential floods in Lahar – a type of mud or a flow of debris from volcanic materials – if heavy rain occurs.

The double rotation volcano erupted again at 7:30 pm on Monday, sending clouds of ash and lava up to 13 km in the air. He broke out for a third time at 05:53 on Tuesday with reduced intensity.

Videos shared at night, a glowing red lava stimulating from the tips of the volcano as residents enter cars and buses to escape.

So far, more than 4,000 people have been evacuated from the area, according to the local disaster management agency.

The residents who have left placed are facing a shortage of water, food and masks, local authorities say.

“While the eruption continues, with several secondary explosions and ash clouds that move west and north, the affected communities that have not been moved … They require focused efforts to respond in emergencies,” said Paulus Sang Tukan, who leads the village of Pululera, about 8 km from Levobabs.

“Water is still available, but there is concern about its purity and whether it is contaminated, since our entire zone was covered with dense volcanic ash in yesterday’s (eruptions),” he said.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic plates collide, causing frequent volcanic activity as well as earthquakes.

Lewotobi Laki -Laki has erupted many times this year – no casualties have been reported so far.

However, Eruption last November They killed at least ten people and forced thousands to escape.

Laki-Laki, which means “man” in Indonesian, is twinned with a more calm but higher 1.703 million named Pempuan, the Indonesian word for “woman”.

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