Overview

• Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted at 8:48 p.m. local time on August 1, sending a 10,000-metre ash column crowned with volcanic lightning into the night sky.
• Geological Agency head Muhammad Wafid said the eruption was precipitated by weeks of gas buildup beneath the volcano.
• Unlike a July eruption that grounded 24 flights at Bali’s international airport, no immediate damage or flight cancellations have been reported after Friday’s blast.
• Authorities continue to enforce a six-kilometre exclusion zone around the crater and have instructed residents and tourists to remain outside the safety perimeter.
• Officials warned that heavy rains could mobilize volcanic debris into hazardous lahars, posing threats to communities along nearby rivers.