A volcano eruption in eastern Indonesia had been warned on Sunday. The volcano sends in a column of ash up to 4,000 meters into the sky. The government is prompting for the removal of thousands of people as a concern for their lives.
Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Raditya Jati said, “Nearly 2,800 people from at least 28 villages were evacuated from the slopes of Mount Ili Lewotolok, which is located on Lembata island of East Nusa Tenggara province”, as the volcano began erupting. For now, no reports of deaths or injuries have opted from the eruption. The Transportation Ministry sends in a flight warning that had been issued after the eruption and a local airport had been closed as ash rained down on many areas of the island. Mount Ili Lewotolok has been erupting on and off since October 2017. The Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center raised the volcano’s alert level to the second-highest level on Sunday after sensors picked up increasing activity. One of the three mountains in Indonesia, a 5423-meter mountain is currently erupting along with Merapi on Java island and Sinabung on Sumatra island.
There are more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia prone to a seismic explosion due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines around the Pacific Ocean. After the eruption, the Disaster Mitigation Agency advised villagers and climbers to stay 2.4 miles from the crater and be aware of the peril of lava.
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