An Indonesian volcano spewed a 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) molten plume of ash topped by lightning into the Friday night sky, weeks after another huge eruption triggered dozens of flight cancellations in Bali.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,584-metre-high volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted at 20:48 pm (1248 GMT), the volcanology agency said in a statement.
“The height of the eruption column was observed to be approximately 10,000 metres above the summit,” the agency said.
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There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The eruption was triggered by a gas buildup in recent weeks, geological agency head Muhammad Wafid said in a statement.
He also warned of the possibility of hazardous lahar floods — a type of mud or debris flow of volcanic materials — if heavy rain occurs, particularly for communities near rivers.
Tourists and residents were told to avoid a six-kilometre radius around the crater.
Pictures shared by the country’s geological agency showed volcanic lightning near the top of the ash plume.
Last month, the volcano spewed a colossal 18-kilometre tower of ash, scrapping 24 flights at Bali’s international airport.
There were no immediate reports of cancelled flights after Friday’s eruption.
Laki-Laki, which means man in Indonesian, is twinned with the calmer but taller 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) volcano named Perempuan, after the Indonesian word for woman.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation, experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”.
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