Jakarta – A volcano in eastern Indonesia exploded on Monday, emitting an ash cloud more than half of a mile high after the authorities put the surrounding area at the highest level of alert, warning that another powerful eruption could still be in the store. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the tourist island of Flores burst shortly after midnight, sending an ash cloud to 0.7 miles above its peak, the Volcanology Agency of Indonesia reported.
The volcano exploded once again at 9:36 am local time (10:36 PM Eastern on Sunday), the agency said.
The latest rumors follow the authorities on Sunday night raising the alert level for the 5,197 feet to the highest of the country’s four -level system.
“Lewotobi Laki-Laki’s activities are still high,” warned the head of the Indonesian geological agency, Muhammad Wafid on Sunday. “The potential of a major eruption that can occur before.”
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A series of rashes on Sunday threw ashes about three and a half miles on the peak of Laki-Laki, according to the Volcanology Agency.
Wafid urged residents to wear facial masks to protect themselves from volcanic ashes, while not counting activities within 3 miles of the crater.
The head of the Geological Agency also warned about the possibility of dangerous floods of Lahar, a type of mud flow or debris, if a strong rain occurs, particularly for the communities that originate in the peak of the volcano.
In November, Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki It exploded several timesKilling nine people, canceling dozens of international flights to Bali and forcing the evacuation of thousands.
There was no immediate confirmation of flight interruptions on Monday, but the Ash Volcanic advice center in Darwin, Australia, which is the answer and under the international advice network of the region, including Indonesia, indosible, a red alert notice to a red alert notice to a red alert notice a red alert note.
A red alert under the VAAC network indicates that an eruption is underway or already underway “with a significant emission of ashes in the atmosphere.”
Laki-Laki, what a man in Indonesia, is twin with the quieter volcano but Talter of 5,587 feet called Perempuan, after the word Indonesia for women.
Indonesia, a vast nation of the archipelago, experiences a frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position in the “Fire Ring” of the Pacific.
