Newsinc24 Team 
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Monday, spewing an ash cloud around 18 kilometres tall. This is the third time Laki-Laki has erupted this year. As per authorities, no damage or casualities have been reported as of now. Volcano on the tourist island of Flores in eastern Indonesia, erupted at 11:05 am local time, as per the volcanology agency. "An eruption of Lewotobi Laki-Laki Volcano occurred... with the observed ash column height reaching approximately 18,000 m above the summit," the agency said.
BREAKING: Powerful Eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki.
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) July 7, 2025
Location: East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Indonesia.
A powerful eruption sent an ash column up to ±18,000 meters above the summit (±19,584 masl).
Date & Time: Monday, 07 July 2025, at 11:05 WITA. pic.twitter.com/jEpBdUGpO9
The agency further warned of the possibility of hazardous lahar floods, which is a type of mud or debris flow of volcanic materials, in the region if heavy rain occurs. There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties.Laki-Laki, which means man in Indonesian, is twinned with the calmer but taller 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) volcano named Perempuan, after the Indonesian word for woman.
Mt Lewotobi Laki-Laki latest eruption comes weeks after a previous eruption in June cancelled dozens of flights to and from Bali. The volcano’s alert status was increased the highest level after the eruption on June 18. Furthermore, the exclusion zone was abeen doubled to a 7-kilometer (4.3-mile) radius since then June. Indonesia is known for its high volcanic activity due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire.” Mount Lake-Laki, is twinned with another volcano named Perempuan which is calmer but taller than Laki-Laki at 1,703 metres.
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