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Arab News
17-07-2025
- Climate
- Arab News
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara
JAKARTA: A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province on Thursday, with a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) depth and no tsunami potential, the country's geophysics agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage.
Al Arabiya
17-07-2025
- Climate
- Al Arabiya
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara, agency says
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province on Thursday, with a 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) depth and no tsunami potential, the country's geophysics agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage. Developing
CBS News
07-07-2025
- CBS News
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, sending searing-hot ash 11 miles high and causing flight cancellations
Indonesia's rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted twice on Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials up to 11 miles into the sky, dumping ash on villages and causing dozens flight cancellations. No casualties were immediately reported. The volcano on Flores island has been at the highest alert level since an eruption on June 18, and an exclusion zone was doubled to a 4.3-mile radius as eruptions became more frequent. Indonesia's Geology Agency recorded an avalanche of searing gas clouds mixed with rocks and lava traveling up to 3 miles down the slopes of the 5,197-foot mountain. Observations from drones showed lava filling the crater, indicating deep movement of magma that set off earthquakes. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts, as seen from Nangahale village in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara on July 7, 2025. ARNOLD WELIANTO/AFP via Getty Images The initial column of hot clouds that rose just after 11:00 a.m. local time (0305 GMT) was the volcano's highest since a major eruption in November 2024 that killed nine people and injured dozens, said Muhammad Wafid, the Geology Agency chief. It also erupted in March. "An eruption of that size certainly carries a higher potential for danger, including its impact on aviation," Wafid told The Associated Press. "We shall reevaluate to enlarge its danger zone that must be cleared of villagers and tourist activities." In a statement, Wafid urged the public and tourists to stay at least four miles from the eruption, remain calm and follow the directions of the local government. "The public is asked not to believe information from unclear sources," Wafid said. "In addition, people around disaster-prone areas should be aware of the potential for lava floods if heavy rain occurs.". The volcano erupted again just after 7:30 p.m. (1100 GMT), spewing lava and sending clouds of ash up to 8 miles into the air, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation. By Monday afternoon, at least 24 flights between Bali and Australia, Singapore and South Korea were cancelled and many others were delayed. Flights on four domestic routes were cancelled, said Ahmad Syaugi Shahab, spokesperson for Bali's Ngurah Rai international airport. He said the airport was running normally despite the cancellations, as monitoring showed the volcanic ash had not affected Bali's airspace. "Several airlines serving the routes to Labuan Bajo (on Flores), Australia, Singapore, and South Korea have confirmed cancellations and delays," he said in a statement. He said the airlines included Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways and AirAsia Indonesia. Australia's Jetstar said several flights were cancelled "due to volcanic ash caused by an eruption of Mount Lewotobi." Falling ash after the initial eruption blanketed several villages with debris and blocked sunlight for almost half an hour, Hadi Wijaya, head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation, said in a statement. He said volcanic materials, including thumb-size fragments of gravel and ash, were thrown up to 5 miles from the crater. He warned residents to be vigilant about heavy rainfall that could trigger lava flows in rivers originating from the volcano. Photos and videos circulated on social media showed the ash cloud expanding into a mushroom shape as tons of volcanic debris covered houses up to their rooftops in nearby villages. Some residents ran in panic under the rain of volcanic material or fled with motorbikes and cars. Monday's eruptions were the result of the accumulation of energy due to a blockage of magma in the crater, which reduced detectable seismic activity while building up pressure, Wijaya said. The initial eruption was one of Indonesia's largest since 2010 when Mount Merapi, the country's most volatile volcano, erupted on the densely populated island of Java. That killed 353 people and forced over 350,000 people to evacuate. Indonesia is an archipelago of more than 280 million people with frequent seismic activity. It has 120 active volcanoes and sits along the "Ring of Fire," a horseshoe-shaped series of seismic fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. Agence France-Presse contributed to this report.
Reuters
07-07-2025
- Reuters
Flights to Indonesia's Bali cancelled after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption
JAKARTA, July 7 (Reuters) - At least 24 flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled on Monday after an eruption of the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano belched volcanic ash 18 kilometres (11 miles) into the sky, officials said. The alert-level status for Lewotobi Laki-laki, located in Indonesia's East Nusa Tengarra province, remains at its most severe, the volcanology agency said. It warned tourists to stay outside a 6-km radius around the volcano and keep their distance from expected lava flows in the area. Twenty-two international flights to and from Bali were cancelled or delayed, including those between the island and Australia, South Korea, and Singapore, Ahmad Syaugi Shahab, an official at Bali's airport said in a statement. Two domestic flights by AirAsia from Bali to Labuan Bajo, another tourist destination in East Nusa Tenggara, were also cancelled, he added. Virgin Australia ( opens new tab has cancelled some of its Bali services due to the eruption and was closely monitoring the activity of the ash cloud, its spokesperson said. At least three return services by Virgin Australia were cancelled due to the eruption. Qantas ( opens new tab delayed two flights, while its low-cost carrier JetStar said in a statement that several flights between Bali and Australia had been cancelled. The government closed Fransiskus Xaverius Seda airport, which is located in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara province, until Tuesday, the airport operator said in its social media post. There were no casualties or damages caused by the eruption, Avelina Manggota Hallan, an official at the local disaster mitigation agency said. There were no evacuations since all the residents living in villages nearest to the volcano had been displaced, she added. At least nine people were killed and thousands were evacuated when the volcano erupted in November last year. Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an area of high seismic activity atop multiple tectonic plates. The country has more than 120 active volcanoes.
Free Malaysia Today
23-06-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
AirAsia cancels, reschedules flights after volcano erupts in Indonesia
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki's eruption yesterday sent a 10km tower of ash into the sky. (AP pic) PETALING JAYA : AirAsia has cancelled or rescheduled numerous flights to and from Bali, Lombok and Labuan Bajo after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted yesterday. A 1,703m twin-peaked volcano on the eastern tourist island of Flores, Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki's eruption sent a 10km tower of ash into the sky. In a statement, AirAsia said the volcanic ash clouds in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara region could pose a significant threat to safe flight operations. Flights operated by AirAsia Malaysia (AK), AirAsia Indonesia (QZ) and AirAsia X Malaysia (D7) are affected by the incident. AirAsia said it was committed to assisting its guests during this time and that it had notified all affected guests on their flight status and recovery options. It said it was working to ensure that guests could resume their journeys safely on the next available flight. 'AirAsia continues to monitor Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcanic activity and will update its travel advisory with the resumption of normal operations,' it said. Earlier today, international news agency AFP reported that at least two dozen flights to and from Bali had been cancelled because of the volcano eruption. Bali's international airport website said the flights cancelled included Jetstar and Virgin Australia flights to cities across Australia, with Air India, Air New Zealand, Singapore's TigerAir and China's Juneyao Airlines also cancelling flights. Several domestic AirAsia flights leaving for Labuan Bajo on Flores were also cancelled. Volcanic ash rained down on several villages around Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki and forced the evacuation of at least one village late yesterday. There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties. In November, Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted multiple times, killing nine people, cancelling scores of international flights to the tourist island of Bali and forcing thousands to evacuate.
