5 Things To Know About Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted at 5.35pm local time (6.35pm Singapore time) on June 17, forming an ash column exceeding 10km.

- Daniel Lai MT

It erupted again at 7.45am local time on June 18.

The latest eruption prompted the cancellation of dozens of flights to and from the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali on June 18. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Volcanic ash rained down on several villages around Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki and forced the evacuation of at least one village late on June 17, the country's disaster mitigation agency said.

1. WHERE IS MOUNT LEWOTOBI LAKI-LAKI?

Laki-Laki, which means "man" in Indonesian, is twinned with a calmer volcano Perempuan, named after the Indonesian word for "woman." The 1,584m twin-peaked active volcano is situated on the Indonesian island of Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara province, about 800km from Bali. It is about 1,700km away from Singapore.

2. HOW DANGEROUS IS MOUNT LEWOTOBI LAKI-LAKI?

The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) raised Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki's eruption alerts to Level 4, the highest level in a four-tiered system, on June 17.

The danger zone has been expanded to 8km from the crater.