Maumere: At least nine people were killed after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki on Flores Island in eastern Indonesia erupted on Sunday, according to Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency. The eruption released explosive plumes of lava and forced authorities to evacuate several nearby villages. In response to the series of eruptions that began last week, authorities raised the danger level and expanded the danger zone around the volcano.
The country’s volcanology agency increased the volcano’s alert status to the highest level and more than doubled the exclusion zone to a 7-kilometer (4.3-mile) radius after midnight on Monday, as eruptions became more frequent. The volcano has been emitting thick brownish ash up to 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) into the air every day since Thursday.
The eruption just after midnight on Monday produced thick brownish ash reaching as high as 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) and sent hot ashes toward a nearby village, resulting in the destruction of several houses, including a convent of Catholic nuns, according to Firman Yosef, an official at the Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki monitoring post.
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