A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted in the dark night and fireballs fell from the sky “The town was attacked” and at least 10 people were killed |

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Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in eastern Indonesia suddenly erupted on the evening of the 4th. , the ground is covered with cracks caused by erupting lava. At least 10 people are known to have died as a result of the incident.

According to the report “Daily Mail”, this volcano is located on the famous tourist center in Indonesia, Flores.

According to Abdul Muhari, a spokesman for Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), it is currently known that the volcanic eruption has killed at least 10 people and affected 10,295 people, but new shelters are still being sought. counting the exact number of empties.

A local resident, Hermanus Mite, said he was asleep when the volcano erupted. After realizing that it was a volcanic eruption, he quickly ran out of the house and saw flames erupting everywhere, ash and rocks scattered everywhere , and even his store was burned to the ground, turning everything to ashes.

The head of the local village Petrus Muda Turan said that the bad weather in the last few days had hidden the early signs of the volcanic eruption, and that people did not start leaving in panic until midnight.

The Indonesian Volcanology Agency stressed that local residents and tourists must be careful and avoid any activity within 7 kilometers of the crater.

Abdul said that due to the volcanic eruption, the airport in Maumere, the second largest city on Flores Island, has been closed urgently, and a reporting center has been set up to allow residents to report about missing relatives. In addition, due to the threat of volcanic ash, authorities also warned that lava floods could be caused by water and recommended that local residents wear masks to prevent the inhalation of volcanic ash.

According to a report by Agence France-Presse, the volcano had indeed experienced several earthquakes and eruptions last week, and had even spewed 500 to 2,000-meter-high ash columns. to the sky for several days.

The report also mentioned that because Indonesia is located in the Pacific Ocean “Ring of Fire” (Ring of Fire), volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur frequently in Indonesia. In December 2023, the Mount Marapi volcano in West Sumatra erupted, killing at least 24 climbers, most of them college students. In May 2024, heavy rain caused volcanic eruptions into residential areas, killing more than 60 people; in May 2024, Mount Ruang volcano in North Sulawesi erupted as much as six times, forcing several people to evacuate thousands of people.

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