A massive volcanic eruption has erupted on the Indonesian tourist island of Flores, sending ash from Mount Lewtobi Laki-Laki over an area of \u200b\u200bmore than 11km. Authorities have raised the alert to the highest level. BBC News.<\/p>\n
The country’s volcanology agency said on Tuesday (June 17) afternoon that the eruption began at 4:35pm local time from the 1,584m (one mile) high twin-vent volcano, which created a huge cloud in the sky over the tourist island of Flores.<\/p>\n
However, there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.<\/p>\n
Mount Lewtobi Laki-Laki is one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes. The volcano erupted several times last November, killing nine people and forcing thousands to flee. Flights were also canceled due to the ash.<\/p>\n
The head of Indonesia’s geological agency, Muhammad Wafid, said it was not safe for anyone to be within 7 kilometers of the eruption. He also warned of lava flows.<\/p>\n
He also urged residents to wear masks to protect themselves from the volcanic ash.<\/p>\n
Indonesia’s national disaster mitigation agency said one village had already been evacuated and ash rain had been reported in several other villages outside the volcano’s area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A massive volcanic eruption has erupted on the Indonesian tourist island of Flores, sending ash…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1",1280,720,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1",1280,720,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?resize=1115%2C715&ssl=1",1115,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?resize=800%2C500&ssl=1",800,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1",1024,576,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?resize=540%2C340&ssl=1",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Biz Trend 24","author_link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/author\/online24"},"category_info":"International<\/a>","tag_info":"International","comment_count":0,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-19T131624.854-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30489,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=30489&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":31324,"position":0},"title":"Italy’s Mount Etna erupts","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"June 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, is one of the world's most active volcanoes. On Monday (June 2), the Etna volcano suddenly erupted in a massive eruption. The southeastern part of the volcano collapsed, causing a huge explosion and creating a stream of hot gas, ash and rock. US media outlet\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International"","block_context":{"text":"International","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=115&lang=en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-03T115456.355-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-03T115456.355-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-03T115456.355-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-03T115456.355-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-03T115456.355-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37136,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=37136&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":31324,"position":1},"title":"Did an earthquake cause a volcano to erupt after 600 years?","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"August 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The overnight eruption of the Krashennikov volcano in Kamchatka, the first in 600 years, is believed to be related to the devastating earthquake that struck Russia's Far East last week. The Russian state news agency RIA and scientists have reported this information. NDTV reported this citing news agency Reuters. \u201cThis\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International"","block_context":{"text":"International","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=115&lang=en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2025-08-03T170052.878.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2025-08-03T170052.878.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2025-08-03T170052.878.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2025-08-03T170052.878.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2025-08-03T170052.878.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48647,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=48647&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":31324,"position":2},"title":"Ethiopian volcano ash heading towards India, flights cancelled","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"November 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Dense ash cloud is heading towards India due to the recent eruption of Ethiopia's Haile Gubbi volcano. As a result, several flights including Indian airlines Akasha Air, IndiGo and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have been cancelled on Monday (November 24). According to NDTV sources, the ash cloud has already entered\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International"","block_context":{"text":"International","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=115&lang=en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled_design_-_2025-11-25T161427.270_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1764065817&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled_design_-_2025-11-25T161427.270_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1764065817&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled_design_-_2025-11-25T161427.270_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1764065817&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled_design_-_2025-11-25T161427.270_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1764065817&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled_design_-_2025-11-25T161427.270_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1764065817&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34590,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=34590&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":31324,"position":3},"title":"11 missing after boat sinks in Indonesia","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"July 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A passenger boat sank in the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia's West Sumatra province, leaving 11 people missing. The boat sank at around 11am local time on Monday (July 14), with 18 passengers on board. Seven of them were rescued after a search was carried out, according to Reuters news agency.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International"","block_context":{"text":"International","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=115&lang=en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-15T122824.249.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-15T122824.249.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-15T122824.249.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-15T122824.249.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-2025-07-15T122824.249.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55264,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=55264&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":31324,"position":4},"title":"Landslides in Indonesia, death toll nears 80","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"January 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"All 80 people missing in Indonesia's landslides are believed to have died. Six more bodies were recovered on Sunday (January 25). The British news agency Reuters reported this information yesterday in a report. With this, the death toll in the landslide in Java province has risen to 16. Rescue efforts\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International"","block_context":{"text":"International","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=115&lang=en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled_design_-_2026-01-26T113642.143_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1769405935&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled_design_-_2026-01-26T113642.143_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1769405935&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled_design_-_2026-01-26T113642.143_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1769405935&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled_design_-_2026-01-26T113642.143_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1769405935&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled_design_-_2026-01-26T113642.143_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1769405935&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":49226,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=49226&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":31324,"position":5},"title":"Severe flooding in four Asian countries \u2014 death toll exceeds 900","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"December 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia have killed nearly 1,000 people in less than a week. Sri Lanka and Indonesia have deployed military personnel to help victims of the devastating floods. The UN relief and relief agency said nearly a million people in 25 districts of Sri Lanka\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International"","block_context":{"text":"International","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=115&lang=en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled_design_-_2025-12-01T125441.837_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1764572246&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled_design_-_2025-12-01T125441.837_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1764572246&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled_design_-_2025-12-01T125441.837_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1764572246&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled_design_-_2025-12-01T125441.837_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1764572246&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled_design_-_2025-12-01T125441.837_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1%3Fv%3D1764572246&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31324"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31326,"href":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31324\/revisions\/31326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}