Mount Lewotobi Erupts 2.5km High, Shutting Maumere Airport and Disrupting 5 Flights
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Updated · 台北時報 · Jun 6
Mount Lewotobi Erupts 2.5km High, Shutting Maumere Airport and Disrupting 5 Flights
3 articles · Updated · 台北時報 · Jun 6
Summary
Maumere airport suspended operations after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted several times on Thursday, with the main 11:15 a.m. blast sending ash and volcanic material 2.5 km into the air.
Five domestic flights were affected at the airport about 60 km west of the volcano, according to local airport chief Partahian Panjaitan.
Lewotobi Laki-Laki remains at Indonesia’s second-highest volcanic alert level, with a 5 km exclusion zone around the crater.
Authorities also warned residents near rivers to watch for lahars—dangerous flows of volcanic debris—if heavy rain hits the area.