Communities are covered with ash, and the Bali airport has suspended multiple international flights following the eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in eastern Indonesia.
A volcano erupted on Indonesia’s eastern island of Flores, sending an ash plume higher than 8,000 meters (26,000 feet), leading to evacuations and the cancellation of flights.
The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in East Nusa Tenggara province of the Indonesian archipelago had an eruption on Thursday night. Two additional eruptions were documented continuing into Friday, as reported by Indonesia’s Geological Agency.
On Friday, thick, gray clouds could still be observed coming from the volcano's crater. Several flights between Australia and Indonesia's popular tourist island of Bali, which is nearly 800 kilometers away, have been canceled by airlines.
By 9:45 a.m. local time (0145 GMT) on Friday, "a total of seven international flights have been canceled, with six being Jetstar flights heading to Australia and one Air Asia flight destined for Kuala Lumpur," according to a statement from Andadina Dyah, the spokesperson for Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Situation remains dangerous
The authorities have elevated the eruption warning to its peak level and established a restricted area spanning from 7 kilometers to 8 kilometers (4.3-5 miles) around the volcano.
The Indonesian disaster management authority stated on Friday that the local administration has imposed a 14-day state of emergency and is overseeing the response operations.
An agency representative named Abdul Muhari stated that over 4,700 inhabitants had been relocated by Friday. Individuals who were laboring on a farm when the eruption occurred reported to the Associated Press that some individuals sustained burns from the descending ashes.
Over the next few days, locals have been advised to stay alert for potential volcanic mudflows resulting from heavy rainfalls.
Nine individuals lost their lives, and numerous others sustained injuries as a result of the eruption from the 1,703-meter-tall volcano. erupted in November .
Indonesia, home to almost 130 active volcanoes, lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire, the most seismically and volcanically dynamic region on our planet.
Edited by: Sean Sinico
Author: Wesley Rahn (AP, AFP)
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