Mount Lewotobi Men Erupt, Vomit Volcanic Ash As Far As 1,300 Meters

Erupsi Gunung Lewotobi Laki-Laki. ANTARA/Ho-PVMBG

NTT - Mount Lewotobi Men erupted again today. The mountain in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) vomited volcanic ash approximately 1,300 meters from the summit.

"There was an eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki on Monday, January 20, 2025 at 17.31 WITA," said Mount Lewotobi male monitoring post officer Herman Yosef S Mboro in his report received in Kupang, Monday, January 20, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said the eruption occurred with an altitude of about 2,884 above sea level.

Visually, the ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity leaning towards the North and Northeast.

This eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 8.1 millimeters (mm) and a duration of approximately two minutes 56 seconds.

He said that currently the status of Mount Lewotobi Male is still at level III or standby.

Therefore, his party issued a recommendation by urging the community around Mount Lewotobi Men and visitors or tourists not to carry out any activities within a five-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Male and sectoral Southwest - North - Northeast as far as six km.

The public is advised to be calm and follow the direction of the local government and not to believe in issues whose sources are unclear.

The community around Mount Lewotobi Men are aware of the potential for rain lava flooding in rivers that originate at the top of Mount Lewotobi Men in the event of high-intensity rain, especially the Dulipali area, Padang Pasir, Nobo, Klatanlo, Hokengjaya, Boru, Nawakote.

"People affected by the ash rain of Mount Lewotobi Men wear masks or nose coverings to avoid the danger of volcanic ash in the respiratory system," he said.