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volcano "Totopy" In Indonesia, it erupts again… and the highest level of alert is issued

Volcano is back The National Volcanology Agency said in a statement that the 1,584-meter-high volcano recorded its strongest eruption at dawn on Wednesday at 1:35 (17:35 GMT), as it ejected volcanic material that reached a height of ten kilometers above its summit.

In its first eruption on Tuesday evening, the volcano ejected ash to a height of nine kilometers above the summit.

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This eruption came after the agency filed GeologyOn Tuesday evening, the volcanic warning level was at level 4, the highest ever of the four warning levels in the Indonesian early warning system.

The agency’s director, Muhammad Wafid, recommended that residents and tourists alike stay at least six kilometers away from the volcano’s crater, and called on them to be careful of mud flows or debris. Volcanic materials.

An expatriate also warned that "Ash ejection may disrupt flight operations and routes" Airplanes.
Operations were suspended at Maumere Airport, located 60 kilometers from the volcano and designated for domestic flights.

This volcano had previously erupted last July when it spewed a massive column of ash 18 kilometers high, which led to the cancellation of about twenty flights at the airport on the island of Bali, located about 800 kilometers to the west.
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Indonesia, a vast archipelago, witnesses frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its location on "Ring of fire" In the Pacific Ocean.

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