by Maumere, Indonesia (AP) residents wore masks to protect themselves against thick volcanic axis that covered roads and green rice fields in villages in the south of the Central Indonesia, while the rumbling Lewotobi Laki Laki Merg broke out for a second consecutive day.
The eruption at the dawn sent lava and clouds from axle to 4 kilometers (2.4 miles) high. That followed on an eruption around noon on Monday that a column with volcanic materials up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) sent in heaven and an evening outburst that spewed Lava and sent volcanic axis as high as 13 kilometers (8 miles) in the air.
Photos and videos that circulated on social media showed terrified residents who walked their lives under the rain of ashes and gravel and motorists had difficulty driving motorbikes and cars in the reduced visibility while the ash clouds were spreading to a mushroom shape from Monday.
There were no victims reported from the latest eruptions of the volcano that have been at the highest level of warning since 18 June, when the no-go zone was extended to a radius of 7 kilometers (4.3 miles), said Abdul Muhari, the National Disaster Mitigation Bureau Pokers.
“People in the volcano have increasingly understood how they can minimize the impact of disaster risks, because outbursts have been more frequent since the end of 2023,” Muhari said in a statement.
The eruptions of the volcano on Flores Island have hit more than 10,000 people in 10 villages in East Flores and Sikka districts, according to the first assessments of the Local Disaster Management Agency.
Thick volcanic ashes and rocks would have fallen in villages of Nawakote, customer anio, hookg Jaya, Boru, Pululera and Wulanggitang, where roads and green rice fields were transformed into gray thick mud and stones, a very awales, a public information -a tribe in that trumps in that gesture in that on Monday and were closed in the bouncing in the bouncing in the bouncing in that in the bounced gesture in and in which they were founded in the bouncing in the bouncing in the bouncing in the bouncing in that in the bouncing in the beriad. Staff members of Volcan. activities.
“The smell of sulfur and ash hung so thick in the air that breathing was painful,” said Awales.
Authorities spread 50,000 masks and urged residents to limit outdoor activities to protect themselves against volcanic materials. Residents were also encouraged to be vigilant about heavy rainfall that lava flows could activate in rivers from the volcano.
The eruption of Lewotobi Laki Laki followed his eruption in November 2024 in which nine people were killed and dozens were injured.
The Geology Agency registered an avalanche of burning gas clouds mixed with rocks and lava that up to 5 kilometers (3 miles) along the slopes of the mountain 1,584 meters (5.197 feet) Monday. Observations of drones showed lava that filled the crater, indicating a deep movement of magma that caused volcanic earthquakes. Volcanic materials, including gravel on hot thumb gravel, were thrown from the crater to 8 kilometers (5 miles).
Muhari said that two airports in the cities of Maumere and Larantuka in the province of Oost -Nusa Tenggara remained closed on Tuesday.
Dozens of flights to and from the Ngurah RAI International Airport on the Resort Island Bali were delayed or canceled, but spokesperson for Ahmad Syaugi Shahab Airport said that the airport was normally running despite the cancellations, because monitoring demonstrated that the Vulkanic axis had not influenced the air room of Bali.
The first eruption of Monday from Lewotobi Laki Laki was one of the largest in Indonesia since 2010 when Mount Merapi, the most volatile volcano in the country, broke out on the densely populated island of Java. That killed 353 people and forced more than 350,000 people to evacuate.
Indonesia is an archipelago of more than 280 million people with frequent seismic activity. It has 120 active volcanoes and sits along the “Ring of Fire”, a horseshoe -shaped series of seismic error lines that surround the Pacific Basin.
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Karmini reported Van Jakarta. Associated Press Journalists Edna Tarigan and Firdia Lisnawati have contributed to this report.
