Indonesia's&nbsp;Mount&nbsp;Lewotobi&nbsp;Laki-laki&nbsp;erupted at least three times early on Saturday (Nov 9), spewing an ash column nine&nbsp;km (5.6 miles) high, as authorities planned to widen the restricted area, officials said.

A big eruption on Sunday by the volcano in East Nusa Tenggara province killed nine. Since then, authorities have been scrambling to evacuate 16,000 people from villages nearest the crater as eruptions continue.

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"The eruption accompanied by the ejection of hot lava and hot clouds to the west and northwest of&nbsp;Mount&nbsp;Lewotobi&nbsp;Laki-laki&nbsp;is still occurring," said Muhammad Wafid, head of the volcanology agency.

The agency plans to expand to nine&nbsp;km from eight&nbsp;km (5 miles) the zone southwest to northwest of the crater that people are not allowed to enter, he said.

Evacuation efforts continued, with some 10,700 people having been removed by Friday evening, data from Indonesia's disaster agency showed on Saturday.

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On Friday,&nbsp;Mount&nbsp;Lewotobi&nbsp;erupted several times, with an ash column up to 10 km (6.2 miles) high.

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Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted at least three times early on Saturday (Nov 9), spewing an ash column nine km (5.6 miles) high, as authorities planned to widen the restricted area, officials said.

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted at least three times early on Saturday (Nov 9), spewing an ash column nine km (5.6 miles) high, as authorities planned to widen the restricted area, officials said. A big eruption on Sunday by the volcano in East Nusa Tenggara province killed nine. Since then, authorities have been scrambling to evacuate 16,000 people from villages nearest the crater as eruptions continue. Also read: India: Two Meerut women booked for burning puppies alive for disturbing their sleep "The eruption accompanied by the ejection of hot lava and hot clouds to the west and northwest of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is still occurring," said Muhammad Wafid, head of the volcanology agency. The agency plans to expand to nine km from eight km (5 miles) the zone southwest to northwest of the crater that people are not allowed to enter, he said. Evacuation efforts continued, with some 10,700 people having been removed by Friday evening, data from Indonesia's disaster agency showed on Saturday. Also read: Moschino is selling this Celery bag at $4,470, netizens ask, 'who's buying it?' On Friday, Mount Lewotobi erupted several times, with an ash column up to 10 km (6.2 miles) high. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

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Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi erupts, mass evacuation underway as ash soars 9 km into the sky