The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) high and prompting authorities to expand the ...

Indonesia has evacuated about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano spewed thick clouds of brownish ash for the past days, authorities said on Monday. The ...

Search and rescue teams conduct an operation, removing the remains of a victim, after a volcanic eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Flores Island, Indonesia, Nov. 4, 2024.

Indonesia’s Geology Agency recorded an avalanche of searing gas clouds mixed with rocks and lava traveling up to 5 kilometers (3 miles) down the slopes of the 1,584-meter (5,197-foot) mountain.

Hot clouds of ash “are currently spreading in all directions.” Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic materials during an eruption, in East Flores, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov, 7, 2024. Credit: AP ...

The sky glows from the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Nov. 4, 2024, in East Flores, Indonesia. AP Rescuers were still searching for more bodies buried under collapsed houses, said Abdul ...

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia has erupted, sending an ash column 26,000 feet high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano.

Meanwhile, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupted again on Sunday, for the second time since December, spewing smoke and ash high into the air, but no casualties were reported.

The 1,584-meter (5,197 foot) mountain is a twin volcano with Mount Lewotobi Perempuan in the Flores Timur district. Indonesia is an archipelago of 270 million people with frequent seismic activity.