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At least nine people have died after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in eastern Indonesia erupted, spewing explosive plumes of lava and forcing authorities to evacuate several nearby villages. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted at midnight on Sunday , belching a fiery-red column of lava, volcanic ash and incandescent rocks, Hadi Wijaya, a spokesperson for The Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation , said.
As of Monday morning, at least nine people had died, said Heronimus Lamawuran, a local official at East Flores area, adding the eruption had affected seven villages. “We have started evacuating residents since this morning to other villages located around 20km from the crater,” he said. The nearest villages were covered by thick volcanic ash, he said. The authorities are still gathering data on the number of evacuees and damaged buildings.
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