More than 2,000 residents (mostly pregnant women, babies, older adults and under-five children) have been evacuated to temporary shelters amid heightened volcanic activity in a volcano in eastern Indonesia, a local official said on Jan 2.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Nusa Tenggara province has erupted several times in recent weeks, including an eruption on Jan 1 that spewed volcanic ash 1.5km above its peak, according to the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.

The agency recorded another eruption from Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Jan 2 but ash clouds from the volcano were not observed, it said in a statement.

Volcanic ashes from recent eruptions have affected two sub-districts near Lewotobi Laki-Laki mountain, prompting more than 2,000 residents to evacuate to temporary shelters set up by local governments, Mr Benediktus Bolibapa Herin, an official for East Flores district, told AFP on Jan 2.

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“There are 1,931 evacuees in the Wulanggitang (sub-district) and 328 evacuees in the Ile Bura (sub-district),” Mr Herin said, adding that the number of evacuees could rise as more people seek safety from the volcano.

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