Flights from Bali cancelled after volcano eruption


File photo of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewing volcanic ash during an eruption as seen from Nobo Village in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara on March 1, 2025. - AFP

JAKARTA: At least seven international flights from Indonesia's resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said Friday (March 21) after a volcano in the archipelago nation's east erupted, shooting dark ash eight kilometres into the sky.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds late Thursday, authorities said, raising the volcano's alert status to the highest level.

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