Indonesian authorities are trying to evacuate at least 16,000 residents from villages around the active Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano after its series of eruptions have killed nine people, injured dozens and damaged thousands of homes, it said. official today. The volcano, on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Sunday night and again on Monday night. Authorities have put the region on the highest alert level due to volcanic activity. Operations for the hasty evacuation of residents are hampered by the thick layer of volcanic ash on some roads, an official noted. As of this stage, nearly 2,500 of the more than 16,000 residents of eight villages in the region have been displaced, Jerónimos Lamaurán, a spokesman for local authorities in the East Flores region, told Reuters news agency. The aim is for residents to leave and not return until “when it is safe for them”, he explained. They were transferred to three schools […]
Source: News Beast
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