Indonesia On The Ring Of Fire

As beautiful as the country Indonesia is, with greeneries, beaches, mountains, and many islands, it is also a country with many active volcanoes, making it a country with the highest volcanoes in the world. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki is located on Flores Island in Indonesia, part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area known for frequent volcanic and seismic activity, which has been having an active eruption since 23 December 2023 and has displaced about 6,500 people by the end of January 2024. In recent days, the authorities have noticed an increase in the volcanic activity by 50 events in just two hours, whereas the normal events were far 8-10 per day, before it finally erupted in the afternoon of 17th June 2025. Witnesses of the eruption have mentioned the view as a mushroom-like cloud covering the mountain after the eruption. Authorities have also issued a high alert for the safety of the locals staying within 8 km of the active volcano. So far, no casualties have been reported to the authorities. The view of the eruption has been seen from many cities, ranging from 90 – 150 km. To ensure and increase the safety, all aircraft have been prohibited from flying below 6000 meters in the area of the eruption for possible volcanic ash eruption, which can cause distraction for the aircraft. Residents were advised to wear face masks to avoid respiratory issues due to ash exposure, locals have been warned about rain - induced lava flows, precipitation will only make the situation worse, with active lava, rain will affect its flow as well as the increase of smoke will be dangerous, previous lava induced rain in other country resulted in numerous lightnings as well as there are possible chances of tornadoes. And an increase in rainfall can happen due to the formation of excessive steam.

By: Abhinav Kumar