A massive volcano blasted ash 18 kilometers high into the air on Monday morning. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki sits on Flores island in eastern Indonesia and stands 1,584 meters tall. The eruption happened at 11:05 local time and sent a giant ash cloud shooting up from the twin peaks. Officials warned people about dangerous mud flows that could happen if heavy rain hits the area. Communities living near rivers face the biggest risk from these muddy floods.
Nobody got hurt and no damage happened right after the blast. The volcano caused major problems last month when it forced airlines to cancel dozens of flights to Bali. Ash fell on villages around the mountain and forced people to leave their homes. Airlines kept running their normal schedules after Monday's eruption without any cancellations reported.
The volcano killed nine people back in November when it erupted several times. Thousands of people had to evacuate their homes during those explosions. International flights to Bali also got cancelled because of the ash clouds. The mountain has a partner volcano called Perempuan that stands taller but stays much quieter.
Laki-Laki means man and Perempuan means woman in the local language. Indonesia deals with earthquakes and volcanoes all the time because it sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire. The country has many active volcanoes spread across its thousands of islands.
Nobody got hurt and no damage happened right after the blast. The volcano caused major problems last month when it forced airlines to cancel dozens of flights to Bali. Ash fell on villages around the mountain and forced people to leave their homes. Airlines kept running their normal schedules after Monday's eruption without any cancellations reported.
The volcano killed nine people back in November when it erupted several times. Thousands of people had to evacuate their homes during those explosions. International flights to Bali also got cancelled because of the ash clouds. The mountain has a partner volcano called Perempuan that stands taller but stays much quieter.
Laki-Laki means man and Perempuan means woman in the local language. Indonesia deals with earthquakes and volcanoes all the time because it sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire. The country has many active volcanoes spread across its thousands of islands.
