Indonedia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupted on Tuesday (17 June), sending a towering ash plume 10,000 metres into the sky. Authorities raised the eruption alert to the highest level and extended the danger zone to 8km. The eruption followed an intense spike in volcanic activity—50 incidents in two hours, far above the daily average. No casualties were reported. Ash clouds were seen from cities 90 to 150km away. “This is the first time I have seen an eruption this big,” said local villager Frans Kino. Residents were warned about possible lava flows triggered by rainfall.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,584-metre-high twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted at 5:35 pm local time, the volcanology agency said in a statement.

Authorities recorded the volcano unleashing 10,000 metres (32,800 feet) of thick grey clouds.

Cloud of smoke from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki was visible from nearly 100 miles away

Disaster agency imposes exclusion zone around Lewotobi Laki-Laki after it spewed an ash cloud that rose miles into the air.

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in south-central Indonesia erupted on Tuesday (17 June), sending a towering ash plume 10,000 meters into the sky. Authorities raised the eruption alert…

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the island of Flores, east of Bali, erupted on Tuesday afternoon, leading to several airlines cancelling flights

A towering ash plume 10km high from Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki has forced cancellations, with further disruption possible.

Indonedia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupted on Tuesday (17 June), sending a towering ash plume 10,000 metres into the sky. Authorities raised the eruption alert to the…

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, located on the island of Flores, discharged an 11km high column of ash on Tuesday.

Indonesia's Lewotobi active Laki Lai volcano spewed searing miles-high ash column into the skies over Flores island, 440 miles east of Bali, grounding flights serving the popular…