Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province erupted on Tuesday, June 17, spewing a towering ash cloud 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) high, the country's volcanology agency said. Still photographs showed the ash cloud billowing into the sky following the eruption on Tuesday, as the agency warned of potential lava flows if it rains. Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores Island in eastern Indonesia, had erupted eight times over the weekend and spewed volcanic ash between 3 km (1.

The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia spewed ash several miles into the air on Tuesday. The eruption forced dozens of residents living in two nearby villages to evacuate. | AccuWeather

The eruption of Laki, one of the most catastrophic volcanic events in history, began in June 1783 and lasted for eight long months. Located in the remote landscapes of Iceland, the Laki volcano expelled an estimated 14 cubic kilometers of basalt lava and vast clouds of sulfur dioxide and fluorine gases. These emissions led to a series of environmental disasters far beyond Iceland's shores. The ash and gases injected into the atmosphere caused significant changes in weather patterns, leading to w