Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, in eastern Indonesia, continues to spew volcanic ash into the sky this Wednesday (13), after another eruption on Tuesday night (12), which had lava running down its slopes.
The 1,584-meter-high volcano has been active and erupting repeatedly since November 3.
More than 12,000 people were evacuated from their homes, although authorities said that number could change depending on the severity of the volcanic activity.
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Maria Victoria Bitobukan, 50 years old, resident of a village and out of touch due to the volcanic activities, spoke about the “panic and trauma” that the eruption caused her, while sitting outside a classroom, transformed into a classroom. a shelter.
The Indonesian Volcanology Agency is considering expanding the area where people will be prohibited from entering from 8 km to 9 km, from the southwest to the northwest of the crater.
Indonesia has about 130 active volcanoes and is located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an area of high seismic activity that sits on several tectonic plates.
This content was originally published in Volcano erupting 10 days ago forces residents to leave their homes in Indonesia on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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