In this photo made available by Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Agency, the sky glows from the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki early Monday. (PVMBG/AP)
Important Takeaways:
- Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores.
- The eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki just after midnight on Monday spewed thick, brownish ash as high as 2,000 meters into the air and hot ashes hit a nearby village, burning down several houses, including a convent of Catholic nuns, said Firman Yosef, an official at the Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki monitoring post.
- Rescuers were still searching for more bodies buried under collapsed houses, said Abdul Muhari, the National Disaster Management Agency’s spokesperson. Muhari said all the bodies, including that of a child, were found within a four-kilometer radius of the crater.
- Authorities also raised the danger level and widened the danger zone for Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Monday, following a series of eruptions that began last week.
- More than 10,000 affected in nearby villages
- “The eruptions that occurred since Friday were due to the accumulation of hidden energy,” Wafid said.
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