Authorities in Indonesia issued the highest degree of concern after a volcanic explosion threw a massive ash tower into the sky on Tuesday, warning residents and visitors to avoid the area.
Around 5:35 p.m. local time, Mouth Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1584-meter-tall twin-peaked volcano on the popular island of Flores, erupted.
In a recent statement, Indonesia’s Geology Agency reported that it captured the volcano rolling out 10,000 meters of dense, grey clouds on Tuesday afternoon.
This comes immediately after a string of significant volcanic eruptions, including fifty in two hours, as opposed to the typical eight to ten.