Alert level raised as Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts

The alert level has been raised (AP Photo/Ester Narek)

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia has erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 26,000ft high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano.

The volcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province has had hundreds of earthquakes and visible volcanic activity has significantly increased in the last seven days.