JAKARTA - Several volcanoes in Indonesia have shown increased activity in recent days, with eruptions reported and authorities urging residents to remain alert, according to Xinhua.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted for nearly two minutes on Wednesday morning, with ash rising about 800 metres above the summit, local monitoring officials said.
Earlier on the same day, Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again, marking its 32nd eruption in the past week and sending ash about 400 metres above the summit.
Mount Merapi in Central Java also remained active on Wednesday, with incandescent lava flows reaching up to 1.8 kilometres towards the Sat River.
"Based on our monitoring, the magma supply is still ongoing, and this could trigger pyroclastic flows," Agus Budi Santoso, head of the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation's Merapi monitoring office, told Xinhua on Wednesday.
Indonesia, which lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", has over 120 active volcanoes. - BERNAMA-XINHUA