Hanoi (VNA) – Multiple airports in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, have temporarily shut down, with dozens of flights canceled following eruptions from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores.
Indonesian authorities reported on November 10 that eruptions since November 4 had led to nine fatalities, impacting nearly 10,300 residents in the area.
Due to heightened volcanic activity from November 7 – 9, the danger zone around Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki has expanded to a 9-km radius to the southwest and northwest and 7km from the volcano’s crater. According to the Geological Agency’s monitoring station in East Flores, the volcano has produced ash columns reaching up to 9km above its summit and 10km above sea level. The agency said that despite the increased volcanic activity, data indicate no tsunami threat.
Seismic data recorded from the mountain in recent days showed 20 earthquakes, 23 tremors, three shallow volcanic quakes, 11 deep volcanic quakes, and continuous tremors with amplitudes between 1.4 and 17.7 mm.
Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency has increased the number of evacuation centres to accommodate the growing number of evacuees./.
