Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi erupts, mass evacuation underway as ash soars 9 km into the sky
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki
Indonesia'sMountLewotobiLaki-lakierupted at least three times early on Saturday (Nov 9), spewing an ash column ninekm (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.
"The eruption accompanied by the ejection of hot lava and hot clouds to the west and northwest ofMountLewotobiLaki-lakiis still occurring," said Muhammad Wafid, head of the volcanology agency.
The agency plans to expand to ninekm from eightkm (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,MountLewotobierupted several times, with an ash column up to 10 km (6.2 miles) high.
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