Jakarta (Reuters) – Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, in Indonesia, erupted several times this Friday (8), spewing volcanic ash that rose up to 10 km, according to authorities, after a .
The eruption on the island of Flores, in Eastern Sunda province, damaged more than 2,000 homes and caused the evacuation of thousands of people.
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Abdul Muhari, spokesman for the country’s disaster mitigation agency, said the eruptions were “quite significant” due to ash rains and sandfalls that hit neighboring areas.
Hadi Wijaya, head of Indonesia’s volcanology agency, said an eruption on Friday produced a towering ash column that reached 8 to 10 km high, adding that volcanic matter and hot gas traveled in all directions.
Friday’s eruption produced the tallest column since the first eruption on Sunday, Abdul said.
About 6,000 of the more than 16,000 people living in areas closest to the volcano have been evacuated to other villages, said Heronimus Lamawuran, a government official in Flores.
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Indonesia is located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a region of high seismic activity over several tectonic plates.
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