Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703 meter high volcano located on the tourist island of Flores, spewed flaming rocks onto inhabited areas, which set wooden houses on fire, overnight from Monday to Tuesday.
Dozens injured
Initially, the authorities reported ten deaths before revising this figure downwards. Several dozen people were injured.
A devastating series of explosive eruptions from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia has left at least nine people dead and many more displaced. The powerful volcano, located on Flores Island, erupted on Sunday, spewing lava and rocks that set nearby buildings on fire and… pic.twitter.com/dqeg7EIrJl
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Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted again on Tuesday, throwing ash a kilometer into the sky, according to an AFP journalist near the volcano.
There is no immediate information on further damage in villages not far from the crater.
Rescuers on the island of Flores said in a statement that no residents were missing.
Neighboring residents who did not leave their homes after the first eruption were evacuated in trucks after the second, according to the AFP journalist.
“Ring of Fire”
Local authorities established a security perimeter with a radius of seven kilometers around the crater and asked residents and tourists not to approach.
More than 10,000 people were affected by these eruptions, according to authorities. The volcano experienced numerous tremors and eruptions last week, throwing columns of ash between 500 and 2,000 meters into the sky for several days in a row.
🇮🇩 Lewotobi (Lakilaki) volcano in Indonesia has erupted with force, hurling pyroclastic bombs and volcanic ash across nearby villages.Powerful blasts have ignited multiple homes, while dense ash and gravel have blanketed the area, pushing residents to evacuate for safety. pic.twitter.com/pbiWKIKFe1
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Laki-Laki, meaning “man” in Indonesian, is twinned with a quieter volcano named after the Indonesian word for “woman.”
