Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, airports temporarily closed

Jakarta: Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano on the Indonesian island of Flores erupted again on Tuesday morning with local airports being temporarily closed. According to the country's Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG), Lewotobi Laki-Laki, standing as high as around 1,980 meters above sea level, threw ash up to 400 meters above its peak at around 8:00 local time. The volcano, which is currently at Level 3 of 4, the country's highest danger level for a volcano, has reportedly erupted six times over the past week. Airports in the cities of Ende and Maumere were temporarily closed due to the increasing activities of the volcano. The PVMBG has called on the public not to carry out any activities within a radius of 3 kilometers from the center of the eruption. Source: The Namibia News Agency