Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuations and flight cancelations
LIMBATA, Indonesia (AP) – Lotuiopian Lakki Lacke in Indonesia broke out with the giant and smoke ashes again on Wednesday after forcing it to evacuate the villages and cancel the flight, including to and from Bali Island.
Several arrogances sent ash up to 5000 meters (16400 feet) to the sky on Tuesday evening, Wednesday. Thuran on Tuesday afternoon The thick and gray gray clouds were sent at an altitude of 10,000 meters (about 32,800 feet) in the sky that expanded to a cloud in the form of mushrooms of up to 150 km (about 93 miles).
The eruption alert was raised on Tuesday to the highest level, and the danger zone was expanded, as people are recommended to leave to 8 km (about 5 miles) of the hole.
The officers were also evacuated from Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki monitoring 7 km (4.3 miles) of the hole to avoid the stones that were launched in the eruption. No victims were reported.
The ashes and debris fell into a number of places outside the danger area, including the villages of Boro, Hawa and Watopuku. The National Disaster Management Agency said in a statement that some residents of the village of Norpillin in Il Bora, fled to the evacuation sites in Conga to avoid the impact of the explosion, said in a statement.
“Some residents have also been evacuated to Nileknoheng village, which has an area of 12 km (7.4 miles) of the hole.”
Dozens of flights were canceled on Wednesday, including those who connect Bali to cities in Australia, Malaysia, India and China, according to Bali I Gusti Ngurah Rai International. Percentralized ash can pose a danger to the aircraft engines.
The flights to and from the international airport in Labuan Bago have also been canceled as another tourist destination on Flores Island, East Nusa Tingara Province. The airport is still working.
The cancellation and delay were affected by thousands of travelers. The Australian carrier, Jetstar, who fly daily between the tourist hot point and many Australian cities, said that the ash cloud is expected to expect late on Wednesday and its services will be rescheduled.
The airline said in a statement on Wednesday that Air New Zeland canceled one return trip to Auckland and will return the customer book in the following available service. The flights to New Delhi, Singapore and Bodong, China, were also canceled due to the volcano, according to the information mentioned at the Denpasar Airport site in Bali.
Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki is 1.584 meters long (5,197 feet) a dual volcano with Mount Liotop Permban in the Flores Timur area.
The volcano had many explosions, and the level of danger and the non -transportation area changed several times before it was raised again to the highest level on Tuesday.
The Eorary of Liotopopy Lacky Lacke in November Nine people were killed and dozens were wounded. also In March.
Indonesia is an archipelago of 270 million people suffering from frequent seismic activity. It contains 120 active volcanoes and sits along the “Fire loop”, which is a horseshoe chain of seismic rift lines that have shattered the Pacific Basin.
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Tarigan mentioned from Jakarta, Indonesia.