East Flores, Indonesia, Nov 8, 2024 (AFP) - Indonesia volcano spews huge ash tower, exclusion zone widened

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2024-11-08
A volcano in eastern Indonesia belched a huge ash tower more than five miles into the sky Friday, after officials widened an exclusion zone for locals. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, has erupted more than a dozen times this week, killing nine people after its initial burst on Monday. "There were two eruptions: first at 1:55 pm (0555 GMT), the height reached 4,000 metres, b......
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