Indonesia’s Mt Lewotobi erupts, alert level at highest as ash reaches 8,000 metres

Jakarta, March 21 (IANS) Mount Lewotobi, located in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted, prompting the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation to raise the alert status to the highest level. The eruption released a column of ash up to 8,000 metres high before midnight on Thursday. The gray-to-black cloud was dispersed southwest and […]