Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi unleashes towering plumes of hot ash up to 26K feet high in surreal scene: photos
· New York Post
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi, located on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted eight times on Thursday, November 7, 2024, spewing ash columns up to 26,250 feet high. The government evacuated over 5,800 residents from nearby villages after an earlier eruption on Sunday that killed nine and damaged more than 2,000 homes.
With the highest alert status in place, officials are racing to relocate residents and secure adequate water supplies for evacuees amid heightened seismic activity on Indonesia’s “Ring of Fire.”
Schoolchildren run during the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, as seen from Lewolaga village in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. AFP via Getty Images
Residents watch the eruption from Eputobi village in Titihena, East Nusa Tenggara. AFP via Getty Images
Eruption seen from Lewolaga village in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara AFP via Getty Images
Villagers flee during an eruption of Mount Lewotobi. AFP via Getty Images
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano spewing volcanic materials. EAST FLORES BPBD/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Residential areas covered by volcanic ash in East Flores regency. via REUTERS
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano spewing volcanic materials. AP
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano spewing volcanic materials. PVMBG/Sutantaaditya.com/Shutterstock
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano spewing volcanic materials. AP
Mount Lewotobi spews volcanic ash from its crater. AFP via Getty Images