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Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island erupted at 11:15 a.m., sending volcanic material 2.5 kilometers into the air, the national volcanology agency said in a statement. It came after several other eruptions earlier on Friday.
Lewotobi Laki-Laki falls under Indonesia's second-highest alert level for volcanic activity, with a five-kilometer exclusion zone in force around its crater.
The volcanology agency said residents near rivers should also remain on alert for hazardous floods of volcanic material, known as lahar, if heavy rain occurs.
Authorities have suspended operations at a local airport in the town of Maumere, about 60 kilometers west of Lewotobi Laki-Laki, affecting five domestic flights, airport head Partahian Panjaitan told AFP.
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A sign of the Fransiskus Xaverius Seda Airport is seen after the airport was closed due to volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, on June 5, 2026. Photo by AFP |
Laki-Laki means "man" in Indonesian, and the 1,584-meter volcano is twinned with a calmer 1,703-meter one named Perempuan after the Indonesian word for "woman".
Last July, Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewed a colossal 18-kilometer tower of ash, forcing the cancellation of 24 flights at the international airport on the resort island of Bali.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation, experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire."
