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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - For illustration purpose only. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in eastern Indonesia erupted several times today, sending ash columns up to 2.5 kilometres into the sky and forcing a local airport to close. — AFP file pic
JAKARTA, June 5 — A highly active volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted several times today, spewing towering ash columns into the sky and forcing a local airport to close, authorities said.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island erupted at 11.15am (12.15pm Malaysia time), sending volcanic material 2.5 kilometres into the air, the national volcanology agency said in a statement.
It came after several other eruptions earlier today.
Lewotobi Laki-Laki falls under Indonesia’s second-highest alert level for volcanic activity, with a five-kilometre exclusion zone in force around its crater.
The volcanology agency said residents near rivers should also remain on alert for hazardous floods of volcanic material, known as lahar, if heavy rain occurs.
Authorities have suspended operations at a local airport in the town of Maumere, about 60 kilometres west of Lewotobi Laki-Laki, affecting five domestic flights, airport head Partahian Panjaitan told AFP.
Laki-Laki means “man” in Indonesian, and the 1,584-metre volcano is twinned with a calmer 1,703m one named Perempuan after the Indonesian word for “woman”.
Last July, Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewed a colossal 18-kilometre tower of ash, forcing the cancellation of 24 flights at the international airport on the resort island of Bali.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation, experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”. — AFP
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