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There are about 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia. This year, Mount Laki-Laki has erupted about 43 times.
An eruption at Mount Leotobi Laki-Laki volcano on Indonesia's eastern island of Flores on Monday killed 10 people, officials said. According to the New York Times, the volcano exploded for about 24 minutes on Sunday (November 3). After this, it exploded several times throughout the night and at around 6 in the morning, a cloud of ash was seen rising to a height of 300 meters.
Dozens of earthquakes also occurred due to the volcanic eruption. At present, the Indonesian government has expressed fear of more aftershocks. 10 thousand people living in 7 villages have suffered losses due to the volcanic eruption. During this time many houses were also burnt to ashes.
People said that after the explosion it seemed as if balls of fire were falling on the houses. They left their house and started running here and there. The administration has advised people to stay away from a radius of 7 kilometers of the volcano.
In the picture, smoke is seen rising from Laki-Laki volcano.
After the volcanic eruption, the rescue team was seen taking out bodies of people from the spot.
5 villages were evacuated An AFP journalist said that 5 villages near Mount Laki-Laki have been evacuated. Apart from this, people have been advised to wear masks to avoid the effects of smoke. Since October, Mount Laki-Laki has erupted 43 times. After the volcanic eruption last week, a cloud of ash was seen rising to a height of 800 meters.
Since January, this volcano has erupted several times, due to which about 2 thousand people have had to leave their homes. Earlier in December last year, about 24 people had died due to the eruption of Mount Marapi, one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Most of the university students were present among them.
Located at an altitude of 2,891 kilometers, this volcano had thrown ash to a height of about 3 kilometers. According to Aljazeera, Indonesia falls in the 'Ring of Fire' area. There are horse-shoe shaped tectonic fault lines near the Pacific Ocean. There are 120 active volcanoes in the country.
Rescue workers were seen clearing debris from nearby villages.
A building collapsed due to the earthquake that occurred after the volcanic eruption.
Tsunami came from volcano in 2018 In 2018, the eruption of Indonesia's Krakatau volcano caused parts of the mountain to fall into the sea. This was followed by a tsunami on the coasts of Sumatra and Java, in which 430 people were killed. Earlier in 1871, the largest volcanic eruption ever occurred in Indonesia.
What is a volcano? Volcanoes are natural cracks present on the earth's surface. Through these, molten substances like magma, lava, ash etc. come out from the interior of the earth with explosions. Volcanoes are formed due to the collision of 7 tectonic plates and 28 sub-tectonic plates present on Earth. The world's most active volcano, Mount Etna, is in Italy.
