Vulcan eruption in Indonesia – Diepresse.com
The Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano spits out an up to ten kilometer high ash cloud.
The 1,584 meter high Lewotobi Laki-Laki broke out on Tuesday. He pushed out a cloud of ash up to ten kilometers high. Aschenegen went down in the vicinity of the volcano, and at least one village had to be evacuated according to the disaster protection. At least 450 families were brought to emergency accommodation, explained disaster protection spokesman Abdul Muhari. The highest alarm level was, damage caused by the volcanic eruption were initially not reported.
The Indonesian volcanicology authority called on Anrainer and tourists not to enter a restricted zone of seven kilometers around the crater. The authority also warned of dangerous laharen, rapidly flowing sludge avalanches of water, ash and rubble, which can cause great damage in the event of volcanic eruptions, especially in river valleys.
Local airports closed
The Indonesian Ministry of Transport announced that three local airports were temporarily closed on Flores. Around 14,000 passengers are affected by flight cancellations and shifts.
On the neighboring holiday island of Bali, the operator of the Ngurah-Rai airport said that because of the volcanic eruption, 32 domestic and foreign flights were deleted by and to Bali. According to an airport employee, the operation of the airport continued normally. « It depends on the route and also on the airline, » she said AFP.
« /> A man cleans his house roof from the ashes of the Laki-Laki volcano. APA / AFP / Arnold Welianto
Flights painted
According to the airport operator, the airlines Virgin Australia and Jetstar covers flights to several Australian cities. Air New Zealand, Air India, Tigerair from Singapore and Juneyao Airlines from China also had to cancel or move flights from and to Bali due to the volcanic eruption. Airasia said that the neighboring island of Lombok, in addition to Flores and Bali, was also affected by his flight deletions and shifts due to the volcanic eruption.
Indonesia is located on the so -called Pacific fire ring, where several earth panels collide. There are therefore often earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano broke out a month ago. In November there had been nine dead with several outbreaks, thousands of people had had to leave their houses. (APA/AFP)
