Indonesia to evacuate 16,000 people after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption
The Hindu
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts in Indonesia, prompting evacuations, with 9 dead, 63 injured, and thousands displaced.
The Indonesian government aims to evacuate at least 16,000 residents from villages around the active Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano that erupted and killed nine people and damaged thousands of houses, an official said on Tuesday (November 5, 2024).
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Sunday (November 3, 2024) night, followed by a smaller eruption on Monday (November 4, 2024) night, and remains on Indonesia's highest volcanic alert status.
Evacuations were being hampered by thick volcanic ash on some roads, an official said.
As of Tuesday (November 5, 2024) morning, about 2,472 of the 16,086 residents from eight villages had been evacuated, Heronimus Lamawuran, spokesperson of East Flores regional government told Reuters.
"We plan to temporarily evacuate the residents until it's safe for them to return to their villages," he said.
The residents were taken to three school buildings and temporary shelters at other villages around 20 km (12 miles) from the crater, Heronimus added.
"We deployed more trucks along with military and police personnel to help evacuations on Tuesday," he said.
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