Rescue teams searching for victims in Klatanlo which was devastated by the volcano on Monday. Credit: Arnold Welianto/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
The volcano that erupted in eastern Indonesia has killed at least 10 people, alerting that there would be a greater risk of earthquakes in the coming days, officials said on Monday.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, in the southeastern part of Flores Island, erupted for more than 24 minutes late on Sunday, according to Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation. It erupted several more times overnight, and by 6 a.m. on Monday, the smoke column rising from the volcano stood at 300 meters, according to the Indonesian Volcanology Institute.
The eruption triggered more than a dozen earthquakes, and the government warned that more could strike the region.
The National Agency for Disaster Management said on Monday that at least nine bodies had been recovered. Another body was known to be trapped under the rubble.
The eruption caused damage in seven villages, home to 10,000 people, many of whom fled to other villages, according to the government. The authorities warned residents to stay more than seven kilometres, or 4.3 miles, from the volcano.
Indonesia’s thousands of islands are situated along the so-called Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates clash under the surface of the Pacific Ocean, causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The nation’s volcanoes are some of the most active in the world and have caused some of the deadliest eruptions in history. More than 20 people were killed last year when Mount Merapi erupted in Sumatra.
Since late October, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 43 times, according to the nation’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Last week, an eruption launched ash as high as 800 meters above the peak.
Muhammad Wafid, the head of Indonesia’s Geological Agency, said in a statement that there had been a “significant increase” of volcanic activity at the mountain.
印尼火山爆發造成至少10人死亡 官員表示警覺地震風險
印尼東部一座火山爆發，造成至少 10 人死亡，官員週一表示，並警告未來幾天發生地震的風險更大。
據印尼火山學和地質災害緩解中心稱，位於弗洛勒斯島東南部的勒沃托比拉基拉基山週日晚噴發了 24 分鐘多。 據印尼火山研究所稱，一夜之間又噴發了幾次，到週一早上 6 點，從火山升起的煙柱高達 300 公尺。
火山爆發引發了十幾次地震，政府警告稱，該地區可能會發生更多地震。
國家災害管理局週一表示，至少已找到九具屍體。 據了解，另一具屍體被困在廢墟下。
據政府稱，火山爆發對七個村莊造成了損害，這些村莊有 10,000 人，其中許多人逃往其他村莊。 當局警告居民遠離火山七公里（4.3 英里）以上。
印尼的數千個島嶼位於所謂的火環沿岸，這裡的地殼板塊在太平洋表面下發生碰撞，導致地震和火山爆發。 該國的火山是世界上最活躍的火山之一，並造成了歷史上最致命的一些火山爆發。 去年，蘇門答臘島馬拉皮火山爆發，造成 20 多人死亡。
據該國能源和礦產資源部稱，自 10 月底以來，勒沃托比拉基拉基火山已噴發 43 次。 上週，一次噴發將火山灰噴射到了山頂 800 公尺高的地方。
印尼地質局局長穆罕默德·瓦菲德在聲明中表示，這座山的火山活動「顯著增加」。
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