Peninsula World / Asia Indonesia volcano eruption kills 10, sets houses aflame Published: 04 Nov 2024 – 10:18 am | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2024 – 10:32 am Smoke rises from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen Klatanlo village, in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on November 4, 2024, after it erupted overnight. (Photo by Arnold Welianto / AFP) Smoke rises from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen Klatanlo village, in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on November 4, 2024, after it erupted overnight. (Photo by Arnold Welianto / AFP) Follow us news Copy https://s.thepeninsula.qa/nbkhsd A+ A- AFP East Flores, Indonesia: A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted overnight, killing at least 10 people as it spewed fireballs and ash on surrounding villages.

On November 4, 2024, smoke rises from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen in Klatanlo village, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.

An AFP journalist near the volcano reported that five communities had been evacuated, causing thousands of residents to seek refuge elsewhere. Buildings near the volcano were coated in thick ash, and several wooden homes caught fire, leaving the ground pockmarked with holes produced by flying molten boulders. According to the country’s volcanology department, the crater erupted just before midnight, followed by eruptions at 1:27 am (1727 GMT Sunday) and 2:48 am. The volcanology agency issued the highest alert level and instructed villagers and tourists not to conduct any activities within a seven-kilometer (4.3-mile) radius .

Peninsula World / Asia Indonesia volcano eruption kills 10, sets houses aflame Published: 04 Nov 2024 – 10:18 am | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2024 – 10:32 am Smoke rises from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen Klatanlo village, in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on November 4, 2024, after it erupted overnight. (Photo by Arnold Welianto / AFP) Smoke rises from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen Klatanlo village, in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on November 4, 2024, after it erupted overnight. (Photo by Arnold Welianto / AFP) Follow us news Copy https://s.thepeninsula.qa/nbkhsd A+ A- AFP East Flores, Indonesia: A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted overnight, killing at least 10 people as it spewed fireballs and ash on surrounding villages

On November 4, 2024, smoke rises from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen in Klatanlo village, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.

According to the disaster organization, an airport in Maumere, Flores’ second-largest town, has been temporarily shuttered, and a desk has been put up for residents to report any missing relatives. Last week, the volcano experienced repeated tremors and eruptions, spewing columns of ash between 500 and 2,000

In January, the mountain had multiple large eruptions, forcing authorities to evacuate at least 2,000 people. Indonesia, a huge archipelago nation, undergoes periodic eruptions as a result of its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an area of strong volcanic and seismic activity. Last December, an explosion of one of the country’s most active volcanoes, Mount Marapi in West Sumatra, killed at least 24 climbers, the majority of whom were university students. In May, more than 60 people died as heavy rains swept volcanic material from Marapi onto residential neighbourhoods, destroying homes. Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi province erupted more than a half-dozen times that month, forcing thousands of people to evacuate adjacent islands.