Indonesia volcano eruption forces thousands to evacuate
Aruna Shantha
22-Mar-2025 20:48:51
volcanic eruption on Indonesia's eastern island of Flores expelled a column of ash over 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) high, prompting evacuations and flight cancellations.
The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in the archipelago's East Nusa Tenggara province erupted on Thursday evening, with two other eruptions recorded into Friday, according to Indonesia's Geological Agency.
On Friday, thick, gray clouds could still be observed coming from the volcano's crater. Several flights between Australia and Indonesia's popular tourist island of Bali, which is nearly 800 kilometers away, have been canceled by airlines.
As of 9:45 a.m. local time (0145 GMT) Friday, "seven international flights had been cancelled, six of them are Jetstar flights bound to Australia and one Air Asia flight to Kuala Lumpur," Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport spokesman, Andadina Dyah, said in a statement.
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