A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Saturday, sending a giant ash tower nine kilometres (more than five miles) into the sky, days after it killed nine people and forced thousands of locals to evacuate.<\/p>\n
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, has erupted more than a dozen times this week, killing nine people after its initial burst on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ash column was observed at approximately 9,000 metres above the summit. The ash column appeared grey with thick intensity,\u201d the country\u2019s volcanology agency said in a statement about the eruption that began at 04:47 local time (2047 GMT).<\/p>\n
There were no immediate reports of damage to nearby villages from Saturday\u2019s fresh eruption.<\/p>\n
But the agency warned residents to \u201cremain alert to the potential for cold lava floods\u201d due to heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n
On Friday, another huge eruption forced officials at a nearby monitoring post to evacuate as ash and small rocks rained down.<\/p>\n
The mountain on Thursday spewed an ash tower eight kilometres high, which locals said was one of the biggest they had ever seen.<\/p>\n
More than 10,000 people have been affected by the eruptions, with officials telling locals to permanently relocate from an eight-kilometre exclusion zone.<\/p>\n
The head of Indonesia\u2019s disaster mitigation agency said authorities would temporarily house and fund locals while new homes were built.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince the preparation and planning process for relocation takes time, we hope we can build them quickly,\u201d said Suharyanto, who goes by one name, on a visit to a shelter Friday.<\/p>\n
Laki-Laki, which means \u201cman\u201d in Indonesian, is twinned with a calmer volcano named after the Indonesian word for \u201cwoman\u201d.<\/p>\n
Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation, experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific \u201cRing of Fire\u201d.<\/p>\n
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