Indonesian authorities have raised the alert status to the highest
level. After the eruption of the Lewotobi Lucky Lucky
volcano Thursday night, ash clouds spewed more than 5
miles high, and an Australian airline canceled some flights
into Bali on Friday. The eruption of the volcano
in East Nusa Tenggara province followed dozens of smaller ones
since March 13th, the National Geological Agency said.
The agency warned of lava floods and said there were
smaller eruptions early on Friday. A disaster mitigation agency
spokesperson. told Reuters that at least one person was
injured during evacuations. There was no immediate details on
the size or logistics of the evacuations. This man
said his relative mistook the hot ashes for rain and
was burnt after falling on a piece of burning wood
. Jetstar Qantas Airways' low costs subsidiary canceled flights between
Australia and Bali on Friday morning because of the volcanic
ash. In November last year, the Lewatobi Lucky
Lucky volcano erupted, pelting nearby villages with hot rocks
and lava flows. At least 9 people were killed
and thousands were evacuated. Indonesian authorities had said at
the time that it aimed to permanently relocate the residents
. It was not immediately clear how many people were
affected by Thursday's eruption. Indonesia has close to 130
active volcanoes and sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire
, an area of high seismic activity atop various tectonic 00:01:34.879 --> plates.