Indonesia evacuates about 6,500 people on island of Flores after a volcano spews clouds of ash

Mount Lewotobi spews volcanic smoke from its crater during an eruption in East Flores, Indonesia, on Jan 14, 2024. - AP

FLORES TIMUR, Indonesia: Indonesia has evacuated about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano spewed thick clouds of brownish ash for the past days, authorities said on Monday (Jan 15).

No casualties or major damage have been reported so far.