INDONESIA MOUNT LEWOTOBI Laki Laki Volcano Erupts, Prompting Alert Level to be raised
An Indonesian Volcanology Agency Official Takes Photos of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores, Indonesia on March 21, 2025. Photo Credit: AP
The mount lewotobi laki laki Volcano in South-Tentral Indonesia Erupted Three Times Into Friday (March 21, 2025), Sending An Ash Column 8,000 Metres (26,200 Feet) (26,200 Feet) HIGH and Prompting Authear Danger zone Around the Volcano.
The Volcano on the remote island of flors in East Nusa Tengra province has hadhreds of Earthquakes and Visible Volcanic Activity has significantly increased in the last service.
After the three earrptions latecies and early Friday, the Volcano was quiet during the day. Seismic activity monitored from the observation post in wulangitang showed a decline.
Authorities raised the Eruptation Alert to the Highest Level and expanded the Danger Zone from 7 kilometers (4.5 miles) to 8 kilometers (5 mills) from the carater. No new evactions were immmediatedly reported.
Several Airlines canceled flights between Australia and Indonesia’s Tourist Island of Bali Due to the Eruption, While Other International and Domestic Flights to the Island has been delaved.
Residents Warned to be vigilant about Heavy Rainfall Triggering Lava Flows in Rivers Originating from the Volcano, Indonesia’s geology agency said in a statement.
An Eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in November Killed Nine People and Injured Dozens.
The 1,584-metre (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. It has 120 active Volcanos and Sits Along the “Ring of Fire,” a Horseshoe-Shaped Series of Seismic Fault Lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
Published – March 21, 2025 12:12 pm IST
