Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts three times in an hour

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

JAKARTA: The Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano on the Indonesian island of Flores erupted three times within an hour on Wednesday (Jan 17) morning, according to the country's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG).

PVMBG said the volcano erupted and threw ash up to 1,500m above its peak at 7:32am and 7:4am local time for 300 seconds and 306 seconds, respectively. Later at 8:23am, it erupted and released ash up to 700m for 220 seconds, the agency said.