Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki Erupts for 2nd Time in Week

Published on November 7, 2024

MAUMERE, Indonesia—Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki unleashed towering columns of ash into the air on Thursday, in an even larger eruption than the one that killed nine people and injured dozens of others three days ago. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the latest eruption. The 5,197-foot volcano on the remote island of Flores shot billowing columns of ash 11 times on Thursday, with the latest and largest rising 26,240 feet, said Hadi Wijaya, the head of Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation. The volcano had shown less activity since Monday’s deadly eruption killed nine people and injured 64 others....

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