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The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday (local time), sending an ash column 800m high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano. Information on evacuations was not immediately available.
The volcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province has had hundreds of earthquakes and visible volcanic activity has significantly increased in the last seven days.
Authorities raised the eruption alert to the highest level and expanded the danger zone from 7km to 8km from the crater.
Several airlines cancelled flights between Australia and Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali due to the eruption, while other international and domestic flights to the island have been delayed.
Residents were warned to be vigilant about heavy rainfall triggering lava flows in rivers originating from the volcano, Indonesia's geology agency said in a statement.
An eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in November killed nine people and injured dozens.
The volcano spewed gas and ash far into the sky, leading authorities to close schools in the vicinity and a key road connecting communities.
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The 1584m mountain is a twin volcano with Mount Lewotobi Perempuan in the Flores Timur district.
Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, had frequent seismic activity. It had 120 active volcanos and sat along the "Ring of Fire", a horseshoe-shaped series of seismic fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
