Indonesian villages told to evacuate as volcano alert hits highest level


A file photo of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spewing ash and smoke during an eruption on Nov 13, 2024. - AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities raised the alert level for an eastern volcano to its highest level on Thursday (Feb 13), widening an exclusion zone and ordering half a dozen villages to evacuate before a possible eruption.

In November, Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the tourist island of Flores erupted multiple times, killing nine people, cancelling scores of international flights to Bali and forcing the evacuation of thousands.

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