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Mount Lewotobi Eruption Sends Ash 18 km High, Grounds Flights

Authorities are maintaining a 7 km exclusion zone with warnings of dangerous lahars following widespread flight cancellations.

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​Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Monday, releasing an ash cloud that soared approximately 18km into the sky. ​
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Overview

  • At 11:05 a.m. local time on July 7, the volcano erupted, sending an ash column to 18 km above its summit.
  • Pyroclastic flows of hot gas, rock and lava descended as far as 5 km down the volcano’s slopes.
  • Local authorities reported no immediate casualties or structural damage from the blast.
  • Ngurah Rai International Airport cancelled at least 24 flights to and from Bali and dozens more were delayed due to the ash cloud.
  • Indonesia’s Volcanology Agency has kept the alert at Level IV with a 7 km exclusion zone and warned communities to prepare for possible lahar floods.