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Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Erupts, Forcing Airport to Close
Authorities suspended five domestic flights after ash from repeated eruptions rose 2.5 kilometers, the national volcanology agency said.
- On Friday, June 5, 2026, Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island erupted multiple times, sending volcanic material 2.5km into the air and forcing Fransiskus Xaverius Seda Airport in Maumere to close.
- The 1,584m volcano remains at Indonesia's second-highest alert level, with authorities enforcing a 5km exclusion zone around its crater; it is twinned with the calmer 1,703m peak named Perempuan.
- Airport head Partahian Panjaitan suspended operations affecting five domestic flights, while volcanology officials warned residents near rivers to remain alert for hazardous lahar floods if heavy rain occurs.
- Positioned on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity; Friday's eruption followed several smaller events earlier in the day.
- Last July, the volcano spewed a colossal 18km tower of ash, forcing the cancellation of 24 flights at the international airport in Bali, demonstrating the volcano's pattern of major activity.
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AlKhaleej TodayIndonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts several times forcing closure of local airport
JAKARTA, June 5 — A highly active volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted several times today, spewing towering ash columns into the sky and forcing a local airport to close, authorities said.Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island erupted at 11.15am (12.15pm Malaysia time), sending volcanic material 2.5 kilometres into the air, the national volcanology agency said in a statement.It came after several other eruptions earlier today.Lewotobi Laki-L…
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