AP Top News｜印尼火山喷发，火山灰笼罩附近村庄，居民佩戴口罩防护

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) Residents wore masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that blanketed roads and green rice fields in villages in south-central Indonesia as rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted Tuesday for a second straight day.

The eruption at dawn sent lava and clouds of ash up to 4 kilometers (2.4 miles) high. That followed an eruption around midday Monday that sent a column of volcanic materials up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky and an evening burst that spewed lava and send volcanic ash as high as 13 kilometers (8 miles) into the air.

Photos and videos circulating on social media showed terrified residents ran for their lives under the rain of ash and gravel and motorists struggled to drive motorbikes and cars in the reduced visibility as the ash clouds from Mondays eruption expanded into a mushroom shape.

No casualties have been reported from the latest eruptions of the volcano that has been at the highest alert level since June 18 when its no-go zone was expanded to a 7-kilometer (4.3-mile) radius, said Abdul Muhari, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson.

People around the volcano have increasingly understood how to minimize the impact of disaster risks as eruptions became more frequent since the end of 2023, Muhari said in a statement.

The eruptions of the volcano on on Flores Island affected more than 10,000 people in 10 villages in East Flores and Sikka districts, according to initial assessments by the local disaster management agency.

Thick volcanic ash and rocks were reported to have fallen in villages of Nawakote, Klantanio, Hokeng Jaya, Boru, Pululera and Wulanggitang, where roads and green rice fields were transformed into grey thick mud and rocks, said Very Awales, an public information official at Sikka district administration, adding that schools were closed in those affected areas since Monday to protect students and staff from various hazards due to volcanic activities.

The smell of sulfur and ash hung so thickly in the air that breathing was painful, Awales said.

Authorities distributed 50,000 masks and urged residents to limit outdoor activities to protect themselves from volcanic materials. Residents were also urged to be vigilant about heavy rainfall that could trigger lava flows in rivers originating from the volcano.

The eruption of Lewotobi Laki Laki followed its eruption in November 2024 that killed nine people and injured dozens.

The Geology Agency recorded an avalanche of searing gas clouds mixed with rocks and lava traveling up to 5 kilometers (3 miles) down the slopes of the 1,584-meter (5,197-foot) mountain Monday. Observations from drones showed lava filling the crater, indicating deep movement of magma that set off volcanic earthquakes. Volcanic materials, including hot thumb-size gravel, were thrown up to 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the crater.

Muhari said two airports in the cities of Maumere and Larantuka in East Nusa Tenggara province remained closed Tuesday.

Dozens of flights to and from the Ngurah Rai international airport on the resort island of Bali were delayed or canceled, but airport spokesperson Ahmad Syaugi Shahab said the airport was running normally despite the cancellations, as monitoring showed the volcanic ash had not affected Balis airspace.

Mondays initial eruption of Lewotobi Laki Laki was one of Indonesias largest since 2010 when Mount Merapi, the countrys most volatile volcano, erupted on the densely populated island of Java. That killed 353 people and forced over 350,000 people to evacuate.

Indonesia is an archipelago of more than 280 million people with frequent seismic activity. It has 120 active volcanoes and sits along the Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped series of seismic fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.

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Karmini reported from Jakarta. Associated Press journalists Edna Tarigan and Firdia Lisnawati contributed to this report.

印度尼西亚毛梅雷（美联社）——周二，印尼中南部村庄的道路和绿色稻田被厚厚的火山灰覆盖，轰鸣的勒沃托比拉基拉基火山连续第二天喷发，当地居民佩戴口罩以保护自己。

黎明时分的喷发将熔岩和火山灰云抛射至4公里（2.4英里）高空。此前周一午间的一次喷发曾使火山物质柱冲上18公里（11英里）高空，而傍晚的喷发又向空中喷射熔岩，并将火山灰推升至13公里（8英里）高度。

社交媒体上流传的照片和视频显示，惊恐的居民在火山灰和碎石雨中拼命奔逃，而驾驶员则在能见度极低的情况下艰难地驾驶摩托车和汽车。周一喷发形成的火山灰云不断扩散，最终呈现出蘑菇云的形状。

印尼国家减灾署发言人阿卜杜勒·穆哈里表示，自6月18日该火山禁区范围扩大至半径7公里（4.3英里）并进入最高警戒级别以来，尚未收到最新喷发造成人员伤亡的报告。

穆哈里在一份声明中表示，自2023年底以来，随着火山喷发愈加频繁，周边民众已逐渐掌握如何将灾害风险的影响降至最低。

据当地灾害管理机构初步评估，弗洛勒斯岛上的火山喷发已影响东弗洛勒斯县和锡卡县10个村庄的逾1万名居民。

锡卡地区行政公署公共信息官员维里·阿瓦莱斯表示，据报告，纳瓦科特、克兰塔尼奥、霍肯贾亚、博鲁、普卢莱拉和乌兰吉唐等村庄降下厚厚的火山灰和岩石，道路和翠绿的稻田被灰黑色的泥浆与碎石覆盖。他补充说，自周一以来，受影响地区的学校已停课，以保护师生免受火山活动引发的各类危害。

阿瓦莱斯表示，空气中弥漫着浓重的硫磺和灰烬气味，令人呼吸艰难。

当局分发了5万只口罩，并敦促居民减少户外活动以防范火山喷发物。同时提醒居民警惕强降雨可能引发的火山源河流熔岩流。

勒沃托比拉基拉基火山继2024年11月喷发导致9人死亡、数十人受伤后，再次喷发。

地质局周一记录到，这座海拔1584米（5197英尺）的山体斜坡上发生了炽热气体云与岩石、熔岩混合的崩塌现象，波及范围达5公里（3英里）。无人机观测显示，火山口被熔岩填满，表明深层岩浆活动引发了火山地震。火山喷发物（包括拇指大小的炽热碎石）被抛射至距火山口8公里（5英里）处。

穆哈里表示，东努沙登加拉省毛梅雷市和拉兰图卡市的两座机场周二仍处于关闭状态。

旅游胜地巴厘岛的伍拉·赖国际机场数十个进出港航班延误或取消，但机场发言人艾哈迈德·夏乌吉·沙哈布表示，尽管出现航班取消情况，监测显示火山灰尚未影响巴厘岛空域，机场运行仍保持正常。

周一勒沃托比·拉基拉基火山的首次喷发，是印度尼西亚自2010年以来规模最大的一次。当年，该国最活跃的火山——梅拉皮火山在人口稠密的爪哇岛爆发，导致353人丧生，并迫使超过35万人撤离。

印度尼西亚是一个由超过2.8亿人口组成的群岛国家，地震活动频繁。该国拥有120座活火山，并坐落于环绕太平洋盆地的马蹄形地震带——**火环带**（Ring of Fire）沿线。

卡尔米尼从雅加达发回报道。美联社记者埃德娜·塔里根和菲尔迪亚·利斯纳瓦蒂对本报道亦有贡献。