JAKARTA—The Indonesian government aims to evacuate at least 16,000 residents from villages around the active Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano that erupted and killed nine people and damaged thousands of houses, an official said on Tuesday.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province, erupted on Sunday night, followed by a smaller eruption on Monday night, and remains on Indonesia’s highest volcanic alert status.
