Active volcano in Indonesia erupts twice

On June 17th, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, a volcano in Indonesia, erupted. Indonesia is located in the “Ring of Fire,” an area where volcanoes are more likely to erupt.

This eruption sent ash and smoke almost 7 miles into the sky. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is one of the active volcanoes in the “Ring of Fire,” and is around 5,250 ft tall. It also has 2 peaks which are close together. The other peak, known as Lewotobi Perempuan, has not been active for a long time.

Due to these eruptions, the Indonesian Government has raised the danger level

to its highest, and also sent a warning to the citizens to be at least 5 miles from the volcano. They later expanded this to a 7km exclusion zone.

On June 18th, the volcano erupted once more, which sent ash to far-away villages. Compared to the volcano’s most serious recent eruption, which killed 9 people in November 2024, this eruption was milder.

Unfortunately, both of these eruptions have caused disruptions to many flights, leading the airport on Flores Island to be closed until Thursday.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has been more active than usual. Normally, a volcano will rumble 10 times or less per day. Before the eruption, Mt. Lewotobi rumbled approximately 50 times in 20 hours.

One tourist, who had to stay back due to the eruption, told CNN News, “I see it as a blessing in disguise that we’re safe and well.” Local resident Arnoldus Edwin Mau of Larantuka also filmed the dramatic ash cloud rising over the island.

References: https://newsforkids.net/articles/2025/06/19/mount-lewotobi-laki-laki-erupts-in-indonesia, https://www.elpasoinc.com/lifestyle/outdoors/indonesia-s-mount-lewotobi-erupts-plumes-of-ash-and-smoke-into-sky/article_96850fca-7a3c-5f49-80f0-7635f41a511e.html,