Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts, spews 18km-high ash tower
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts, as seen from Nangahale village in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara on July 7,.
JAKARTA - A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted, spewing a colossal ash tower 18km into the sky on July 7, authorities said, just weeks after it caused dozens of flight cancellations to and from the popular resort island of Bali.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,584m-high twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted at 11.05am local time (0305 GMT), the volcanology agency said in a statement.
'An eruption of Lewotobi Laki-Laki Volcano occurred ... with the observed ash column height reaching approximately 18,000m above the summit,' the agency said.
It warned of the possibility of hazardous lahar floods – a type of mud or debris flow of volcanic materials – if heavy rain occurs, particularly for communities near rivers.
There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties.
Last month dozens of flights to and from Bali were cancelled
after the volcano erupted . Volcanic ash rained down on several communities around the volcano and forced the evacuation of at least one village.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted multiple times in November, killing nine people and forcing thousands to evacuate, as well as the cancellation of scores of international flights to Bali.
There were no immediate reports of cancelled flights after Monday's eruption.
Laki-Laki, which means man in Indonesian, is twinned with the calmer but taller 1,703m volcano named Perempuan, after the Indonesian word for woman.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation, experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'. AFP
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